Exchange Rates on 14.11.2012
(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 	129.24 		132.17
Sterling Pound 	204.71 		210.36
Euro 		163.54 		168.76
Swiss Franc 	135.57 		140.55
Canadian Dollar 	128.26 		132.70
Australian Dollar 	134.02 		138.97
Singapore Dollar 	105.09 		108.60
Japanese Yen 	1.6166 		1.6728
(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 		346.31
Kuwait 		Dinar 		462.66
Oman 		Rial 		339.11
Qatar 		Riyal 		35.86
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		34.81
UAE Dirham 35.55
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 09nd
November 2012 by all commercial banks was 14.21 percent
and 12.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of October, 2012 was 9.46 percent.