Exchange Rates on 11.07.2012
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 	131.86 		135.37
Sterling Pound 	204.36 		210.53
Euro 		160.98 		166.55
Swiss Franc 	133.81 		139.05
Canadian Dollar 	128.43 		133.19
Australian Dollar 	133.70 		138.99
Singapore Dollar 	103.60 		107.31
Japanese Yen 	1.6547 		1.7164
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 		354.53
Kuwait 		Dinar 		474.52
Oman 		Rial 		346.23
Qatar 		Riyal 		36.71
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		35.64
UAE 		Dirham 		36.39
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 13.68 percent and
10.50 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks, for the month of June, 2012 was 8.38 percent.