Exchange Rates on 30.04.2012
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo for
Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m are as follow:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 127.95 131.77
Sterling Pound 207.85 215.03
Euro 168.63 175.18
Swiss Franc 140.06 146.24
Canadian Dollar 129.72 135.15
Australian Dollar 132.83 138.67
Singapore Dollar 102.85 107.01
Japanese Yen 1.5887 1.6550
(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s market
weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 346.86
Kuwait Dinar 471.67
Oman Rial 338.74
Qatar Riyal 35.92
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.87
UAE Dirham 35.60
(03) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 27th April, 2012
by all commercial banks was 12.90 percent and 9.50 percent respectively.
(04) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of March, 2012 was 7.88 percent.
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