Exchange Rates on 06.07.2012
(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
U.S. Dollar 131.87 135.38
Sterling Pound 204.36 210.53
Euro 162.57 168.20
Swiss Franc 135.10 140.39
Canadian Dollar 129.26 134.06
Australian Dollar 134.45 139.76
Singapore Dollar 103.49 107.19
Japanese Yen 1.6421 1.7034
(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
Bahrain Dinar 354.60
Kuwait Dinar 476.01
Oman Rial 347.25
Qatar Riyal 36.72
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.65
UAE Dirham 36.40
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 29th 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.
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