Exchange Rates on 24.04.2013
(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 125.32 128.37
Sterling Pound 190.39 195.97
Euro 162.00 167.42
Swiss Franc 131.53 136.58
Canadian Dollar 121.32 125.70
Australian Dollar 127.40 132.30
Singapore Dollar 100.37 103.85
Japanese Yen 1.2556 1.2999
(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 336.31
Kuwait Dinar 444.37
Oman Rial 329.32
Qatar Riyal 34.82
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.81
UAE Dirham 34.52
(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 13.30 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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