Exchange Rates on 19.03.2013
(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 124.75 127.90
Sterling Pound 187.95 193.60
Euro 160.86 166.37
Swiss Franc 130.88 136.03
Canadian Dollar 121.32 125.82
Australian Dollar 128.73 133.78
Singapore Dollar 99.31 102.85
Japanese Yen 1.2975 1.3447
(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 334.38
Kuwait Dinar 443.64
Oman Rial 327.81
Qatar Riyal 34.67
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.65
UAE Dirham 34.36
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 15th March 2013 by all
commercial banks was 13.81 percent and 11.40 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of February, 2013 was 10.56 percent.
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