Exchange Rates on 20.03.2013
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 	124.96 		128.11
Sterling Pound 	188.18 		193.82
Euro 		160.06 		165.54
Swiss Franc 	130.96 		136.10
Canadian Dollar 	120.94 		125.42
Australian Dollar 	128.72 		133.77
Singapore Dollar 	99.23 		102.76
Japanese Yen 	1.3090 		1.3566
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 		335.56
Kuwait 		Dinar 		444.03
Oman 		Rial 		328.56
Qatar 		Riyal 		34.75
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		33.73
UAE 		Dirham 		34.44
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.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of February, 2013 was 10.56 percent.