Exchange Rates on 21.03.2013
(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 125.07 128.22
Sterling Pound 188.63 194.29
Euro 161.12 166.64
Swiss Franc 131.50 136.65
Canadian Dollar 121.28 125.76
Australian Dollar 128.89 133.94
Singapore Dollar 99.47 103.02
Japanese Yen 1.2669 1.3441
(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 336.06
Kuwait Dinar 444.50
Oman Rial 329.05
Qatar Riyal 34.80
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.78
UAE Dirham 34.49
(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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