Exchange Rates on 22.05.2012
(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 127.81 131.49
Sterling Pound 201.81 208.32
Euro 162.81 168.76
Swiss Franc 135.29 140.89
Canadian Dollar 125.03 129.94
Australian Dollar 125.79 131.05
Singapore Dollar 100.41 104.21
Japanese Yen 1.6032 1.6665
(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 344.31
Kuwait Dinar 465.17
Oman Rial 336.33
Qatar Riyal 35.65
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.61
UAE Dirham 35.34
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 18th May, 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.27
percent and 9.50 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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