Exchange Rates on 11.06.2012
(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 128.53 132.21
Sterling Pound 199.59 206.00
Euro 161.69 167.59
Swiss Franc 134.33 139.87
Canadian Dollar 125.23 130.13
Australian Dollar 127.45 132.76
Singapore Dollar 100.17 103.95
Japanese Yen 1.6073 1.6705
(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 345.84
Kuwait Dinar 465.87
Oman Rial 337.75
Qatar Riyal 35.81
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.77
UAE Dirham 35.50
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 08th June, 2012
by all commercial banks was 13.63 percent and 10.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of May, 2012 was 8.28 percent.
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