Exchange Rates on 10.05.2012
(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 follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 125.78 129.83
Sterling Pound 202.66 209.89
Euro 162.16 168.66
Swiss Franc 134.78 140.84
Canadian Dollar 124.98 130.34
Australian Dollar 126.34 132.07
Singapore Dollar 100.14 104.30
Japanese Yen 1.5705 1.6380
(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies based on previous day’s market weighted
average rate for the US$ are as follows:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 339.18
Kuwait Dinar 459.40
Oman Rial 331.22
Qatar Riyal 35.12
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.09
UAE Dirham 34.81
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 04th May, 2012
by all commercial banks was 13.04 percent and 10.13 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of April, 2012 was 8.33 percent.
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