Exchange Rates on 26.10.2012
(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. Dolla r 128.32 131.40
Sterling Pound 206.41 212.37
Euro 165.34 170.84
Swiss Franc 136.34 141.54
Canadian Dollar 128.20 132.81
Australian Dollar 134.92 136.96
Singapore Dollar 104.55 108.16
Japanese Yen 1.5917 1.6491
(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 345.25
Kuwait Dinar 463.12
Oman Rial 338.07
Qatar Riyal 35.75
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.71
UAE Dirham 35.44
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended
19th October 2012 by all commercial banks was 14.06 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of September, 2012 was 9.22 percent.
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