Exchange Rates on 27.06.2012
(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 	131.84 		135.36
Sterling Pound 	205.78 		211.98
Euro 		164.04 		169.71
Swiss Franc 	136.34 		141.68
Canadian Dollar 	128.07 		132.80
Australian Dollar 	131.75 		136.99
Singapore Dollar 	102.65 		106.33
Japanese Yen 	1.6531 		1.7148
(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 		353.11
Kuwait 		Dinar 		474.99
Oman 		Rial 		344.84
Qatar 		Riyal 		36.57
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		35.50
UAE 		Dirham 		36.24
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 22nd
June, 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.59 percent and
8.90 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks, for the month of May, 2012 was 8.28 percent.