Exchange Rates on 18.12.2012
(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 127.24 130.16
Sterling Pound 205.69 211.40
Euro 166.76 172.11
Swiss Franc 137.69 142.82
Canadian Dollar 128.59 133.08
Australian Dollar 133.32 138.27
Singapore Dollar 103.74 107.22
Japanese Yen 1.5073 1.5597
(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 341.21
Kuwait Dinar 457.23
Oman Rial 334.13
Qatar Riyal 35.33
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.30
UAE Dirham 35.02
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 14th December 2012 by all
commercial banks was 14.31 percent and 12.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of November, 2012 was 9.80 percent.
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