Exchange Rates on 17.07.2012
(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 131.88 135.39
Sterling Pound 206.26 212.49
Euro 161.52 167.11
Swiss Franc 134.25 139.50
Canadian Dollar 129.49 134.30
Australian Dollar 134.92 140.26
Singapore Dollar 104.00 107.72
Japanese Yen 1.6635 1.7257
(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 354.87
Kuwait Dinar 475.65
Oman Rial 347.45
Qatar Riyal 36.75
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.67
UAE Dirham 36.42
(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 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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