Exchange Rates on 13.06.2012
(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 130.45 134.25
Sterling Pound 202.52 209.14
Euro 162.20 168.21
Swiss Franc 134.80 140.42
Canadian Dollar 126.30 131.30
Australian Dollar 128.84 134.28
Singapore Dollar 101.23 105.10
Japanese Yen 1.6308 1.6957
(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 350.98
Kuwait Dinar 471.68
Oman Rial 342.77
Qatar Riyal 36.35
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.28
UAE Dirham 36.03
(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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