Exchange Rates on 21.12.2012
(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 124.58 127.63
Sterling Pound 201.92 207.83
Euro 163.56 169.05
Swiss Franc 135.23 140.46
Canadian Dollar 125.11 129.67
Australian Dollar 129.24 134.24
Singapore Dollar 101.49 105.04
Japanese Yen 1.4732 1.5265
(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 339.19
Kuwait Dinar 455.52
Oman Rial 332.15
Qatar Riyal 35.12
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.10
UAE Dirham 34.82
(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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