Exchange Rates on 23.07.2012
(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 129.85 133.35
Sterling Pound 202.00 208.14
Euro 156.72 162.19
Swiss Franc 130.27 135.38
Canadian Dollar 127.27 132.03
Australian Dollar 133.12 138.40
Singapore Dollar 102.48 106.17
Japanese Yen 1.6525 1.7148
(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 349.66
Kuwait Dinar 467.08
Oman Rial 342.40
Qatar Riyal 36.21
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.15
UAE Dirham 35.89
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th July, 2012
by all commercial banks was 13.95 percent and 11.20 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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