Exchange Rates on 20.07.2012
(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 130.95 134.45
Sterling Pound 205.33 211.55
Euro 159.92 165.47
Swiss Franc 132.90 138.12
Canadian Dollar 129.27 134.09
Australian Dollar 135.58 140.94
Singapore Dollar 103.90 107.65
Japanese Yen 1.6579 1.7202
(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 353.12
Kuwait Dinar 472.44
Oman Rial 344.84
Qatar Riyal 36.56
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.50
UAE Dirham 36.25
(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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