Exchange Rates on 18.09.2012
(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 130.52 133.44
Sterling Pound 211.51 217.26
Euro 170.14 175.50
Swiss Franc 139.83 144.92
Canadian Dollar 133.19 137.78
Australian Dollar 135.65 140.62
Singapore Dollar 106.03 109.53
Japanese Yen 1.6515 1.7085
(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 350.14
Kuwait Dinar 470.85
Oman Rial 342.86
Qatar Riyal 36.25
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.20
UAE Dirham 35.94
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 14th September, 2012 by all
commercial banks was 14.14 percent and 11.61 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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