Exchange Rates on 02.08.2012
(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 130.13 133.43
Sterling Pound 201.85 207.67
Euro 158.63 163.91
Swiss Franc 131.80 136.78
Canadian Dollar 128.87 133.48
Australian Dollar 135.49 140.64
Singapore Dollar 103.89 107.47
Japanese Yen 1.6506 1.7101
(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 349.63
Kuwait Dinar 468.17
Oman Rial 342.36
Qatar Riyal 36.20
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 27th July, 2012
by all commercial banks was 13.77 percent and 10.50 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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