Exchange Rates on 11.09.2012
(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 130.90 133.82
Sterling Pound 208.94 214.61
Euro 166.32 171.57
Swiss Franc 137.42 142.41
Canadian Dollar 133.20 137.78
Australian Dollar 134.41 139.34
Singapore Dollar 105.37 108.85
Japanese Yen 1.6643 1.7217
(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 350.91
Kuwait Dinar 469.79
Oman Rial 343.62
Qatar Riyal 36.33
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.28
UAE Dirham 36.02
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 7th September, 2012 by all
commercial banks was 13.82 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for
the month of August, 2012 was 8.95 percent.
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