Exchange Rates on 09.07.2012
(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 131.83 135.34
Sterling Pound 203.89 210.04
Euro 161.36 166.94
Swiss Franc 134.08 139.34
Canadian Dollar 128.75 133.53
Australian Dollar 133.67 138.98
Singapore Dollar 103.23 106.93
Japanese Yen 1.6490 1.7106
(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 353.72
Kuwait Dinar 473.91
Oman Rial 345.55
Qatar Riyal 36.62
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.56
UAE Dirham 36.31
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th July, 2012
by all commercial banks was 13.63 percent and 10.50 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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