Exchange Rates on 16.07.2012
(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 131.90 135.42
Sterling Pound 205.07 211.25
Euro 160.77 166.33
Swiss Franc 133.58 138.82
Canadian Dollar 129.33 134.13
Australian Dollar 133.96 139.26
Singapore Dollar 103.74 107.44
Japanese Yen 1.6596 1.7215
(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 354.96
Kuwait Dinar 474.76
Oman Rial 347.36
Qatar Riyal 36.76
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.68
UAE Dirham 36.43
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 13th July, 2012
by all commercial banks was 13.60 percent and 10.95 ercent 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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