Exchange Rates on 31.01.2013
(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 125.04 128.29
Sterling Pound 197.09 203.16
Euro 168.80 174.68
Swiss Franc 136.42 141.92
Canadian Dollar 123.99 128.70
Australian Dollar 129.42 134.59
Singapore Dollar 100.43 104.11
Japanese Yen 1.3683 1.4195
(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 335.40
Kuwait Dinar 449.97
Oman Rial 328.45
Qatar Riyal 34.74
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.72
UAE Dirham 34.43
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 24th January 2013 by all commercial banks was 14.30 percent nd 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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