Exchange Rates on 23.04.2013
(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 125.19 128.24
Sterling Pound 190.70 196.28
Euro 162.48 167.93
Swiss Franc 132.89 138.00
Canadian Dollar 121.17 125.56
Australian Dollar 127.13 132.04
Singapore Dollar 100.33 103.80
Japanese Yen 1.2585 1.3030
(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 334.93
Kuwait Dinar 443.13
Oman Rial 327.98
Qatar Riyal 34.68
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.67
UAE Dirham 34.38
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 19th
April 2013 by all commercial banks was 13.39 percent and
10.13 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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