Exchange Rates on 29.05.2012
(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 129.07 132.75
Sterling Pound 201.86 208.33
Euro 161.03 166.90
Swiss Franc 133.74 139.23
Canadian Dollar 125.42 130.31
Australian Dollar 126.14 131.39
Singapore Dollar 100.56 104.36
Japanese Yen 1.6162 1.6798
(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 348.07
Kuwait Dinar 468.06
Oman Rial 340.89
Qatar Riyal 36.04
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.99
UAE Dirham 35.72
(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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