Exchange Rates on 05.02.2013
(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 124.84 128.09
Sterling Pound 196.17 202.21
Euro 167.70 173.54
Swiss Franc 136.19 141.67
Canadian Dollar 124.31 129.04
Australian Dollar 129.46 134.62
Singapore Dollar 100.31 103.96
Japanese Yen 1.3441 1.3943
(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 334.82
Kuwait Dinar 448.59
Oman Rial 327.88
Qatar Riyal 34.68
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.66
UAE Dirham 34.37
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 01st February 2013 by all commercial
banks was 14.33 percent and 10.35 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of December, 2013 was 10.38 percent.
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