Exchange Rates on 22.01.2013
(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 124.98 128.23
Sterling Pound 197.39 203.48
Euro 165.50 171.32
Swiss Franc 132.89 138.22
Canadian Dollar 125.10 129.85
Australian Dollar 130.54 135.78
Singapore Dollar 101.08 104.79
Japanese Yen 1.3898 1.4419
(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 335.85
Kuwait Dinar 449.33
Oman Rial 328.90
Qatar Riyal 34.78
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.76
UAE Dirham 34.47
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 18th January 2013 by all
commercial banks was 13.94 percent and 10.35 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of December, 2012 was 10.10 percent.
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