Exchange Rates on 07.05.2013
(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 124.90 127.95
Sterling Pound 193.63 199.27
Euro 162.52 167.94
Swiss Franc 132.14 137.24
Canadian Dollar 123.30 127.78
Australian Dollar 127.06 131.93
Singapore Dollar 100.88 104.37
Japanese Yen 1.2555 1.2997
(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 335.37
Kuwait Dinar 444.36
Oman Rial 328.41
Qatar Riyal 34.73
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.71
UAE Dirham 34.42
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 03rd May 2013 by all commercial
banks was 13.55 percent and 9.95 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of April, 2013 was 10.70 percent.
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