Exchange Rates on 20.06.2012
(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 130.71 134.41
Sterling Pound 205.17 211.71
Euro 164.97 170.95
Swiss Franc 137.10 142.73
Canadian Dollar 127.67 132.64
Australian Dollar 132.26 137.83
Singapore Dollar 102.64 106.49
Japanese Yen 1.6504 1.7149
(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 351.39
Kuwait Dinar 474.03
Oman Rial 343.17
Qatar Riyal 36.38
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.32
UAE Dirham 36.07
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 15th
June, 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.79 percent and
10.50 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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