Exchange Rates on 17.10.2012
(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 	127.36 		130.44
Sterling Pound 	204.70 		210.62
Euro 		165.61 		171.12
Swiss Franc 	136.62 		141.85
Canadian Dollar 	128.41 		133.05
Australian Dollar 	130.23 		135.24
Singapore Dollar 	103.85 		107.44
Japanese Yen 	1.6071 		1.6654
(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 		341.35
Kuwait 		Dinar 		458.45
Oman 		Rial 		334.28
Qatar 		Riyal 		35.35
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		34.32
UAE 		Dirham 		35.04
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th
October 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.76 percent
and 11.61 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of September, 2012 was 9.22 percent.