Exchange Rates on 20.12.2012
(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 127.07 129.99
Sterling Pound 206.02 211.74
Euro 167.14 172.50
Swiss Franc 138.15 143.29
Canadian Dollar 127.71 132.16
Australian Dollar 132.12 137.02
Singapore Dollar 103.55 107.02
Japanese Yen 1.5009 1.5530
(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 340.68
Kuwait Dinar 457.51
Oman Rial 333.61
Qatar Riyal 35.28
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.25
UAE Dirham 34.97
(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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