Exchange Rates on 14.08.2012
(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 130.50 133.52
Sterling Pound 204.15 209.86
Euro 160.25 165.46
Swiss Franc 133.18 138.10
Canadian Dollar 130.73 135.33
Australian Dollar 136.33 141.42
Singapore Dollar 104.22 107.72
Japanese Yen 1.6547 1.7131
(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 350.00
Kuwait Dinar 467.44
Oman Rial 342.70
Qatar Riyal 36.24
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.18
UAE Dirham 35.92
(3)The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 10th August 2012 by all commercial banks
was 13.63 percent and 11.12 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
month of July, 2012 was 8.70 percent.
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