Exchange Rates on 09.04.2013
(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 124.13 127.17
Sterling Pound 189.04 194.58
Euro 161.25 166.65
Swiss Franc 132.11 137.24
Canadian Dollar 121.34 125.77
Australian Dollar 128.59 133.54
Singapore Dollar 99.53 103.00
Japanese Yen 1.2429 1.2869
(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 332.77
Kuwait Dinar 439.52
Oman Rial 325.85
Qatar Riyal 34.46
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.45
UAE Dirham 34.16
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 05th April 2013 by all
commercial banks was 13.76 percent and 10.11 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of March, 2013 was 10.69 percent.
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