Exchange Rates on 15.08.2012
(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 203.92 209.63
Euro 159.98 165.18
Swiss Franc 132.96 137.88
Canadian Dollar 130.69 135.27
Australian Dollar 135.68 140.75
Singapore Dollar 103.89 107.39
Japanese Yen 1.6469 1.7049
(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 349.94
Kuwait Dinar 466.54
Oman Rial 342.68
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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