Exchange Rates on 28.12.2012
(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 125.42 128.68
Sterling Pound 201.49 207.69
Euro 165.23 171.03
Swiss Franc 136.40 141.88
Canadian Dollar 125.29 130.04
Australian Dollar 129.15 134.34
Singapore Dollar 101.96 105.69
Japanese Yen 1.4438 1.4981
(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 337.05
Kuwait Dinar 452.03
Oman Rial 330.06
Qatar Riyal 34.90
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.89
UAE Dirham 34.60
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 21st December 2012 by all
commercial banks was 14.15 percent and 11.25 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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