Exchange Rates on 02.07.2012
(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 	131.94 		135.46
Sterling Pound 	206.23 		212.45
Euro 		165.83 		171.55
Swiss Franc 	137.77 		143.18
Canadian Dollar 	128.80 		133.58
Australian Dollar 	134.05 		139.37
Singapore Dollar 	103.52 		107.23
Japanese Yen 	1.6466 		1.7080
(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 		354.76
Kuwait 		Dinar 		477.13
Oman 		Rial 		346.46
Qatar 		Riyal 		36.73
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		35.66
UAE 		Dirham 		36.42
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 29st
June, 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.39 percent and
10.20 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks, for the month of June, 2012 was 8.38 percent.