Exchange Rates on 24.07.2012
(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 129.26 132.74
Sterling Pound 200.25 206.36
Euro 156.08 161.54
Swiss Franc 129.74 134.85
Canadian Dollar 126.28 131.01
Australian Dollar 132.03 137.30
Singapore Dollar 102.07 105.77
Japanese Yen 1.6446 1.7069
(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 347.66
Kuwait Dinar 464.50
Oman Rial 340.44
Qatar Riyal 36.00
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.95
UAE Dirham 35.69
(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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