Exchange Rates on 28.05.2012
(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 128.81 132.49
Sterling Pound 201.82 208.30
Euro 161.69 167.38
Swiss Franc 134.15 139.68
Canadian Dollar 125.03 129.91
Australian Dollar 126.02 131.28
Singapore Dollar 100.53 104.32
Japanese Yen 1.6146 1.6781
(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 347.72
Kuwait Dinar 468.28
Oman Rial 339.58
Qatar Riyal 36.01
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.96
UAE Dirham 35.69
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 25th May, 2012
by all commercial banks was 13.55 percent and 8.90 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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