Exchange Rates on 22.02.2013
(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 125.56 128.82
Sterling Pound 191.07 196.94
Euro 164.88 170.63
Swiss Franc 134.05 139.43
Canadian Dollar 122.67 127.28
Australian Dollar 128.41 133.54
Singapore Dollar 100.81 104.48
Japanese Yen 1.3413 1.3913
(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 337.36
Kuwait Dinar 449.46
Oman Rial 330.35
Qatar Riyal 34.93
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.91
UAE Dirham 34.63
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during
the week ended 15th February 2013 by all commercial banks was
14.40 percent and 11.19 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of
commercial banks for the month of January, 2013 was 10.38 percent.
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