Exchange Rates on 15.05.2013
(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 124.97 128.02
Sterling Pound 189.70 195.23
Euro 160.70 166.07
Swiss Franc 128.38 133.30
Canadian Dollar 121.84 126.27
Australian Dollar 122.74 127.46
Singapore Dollar 100.03 103.49
Japanese Yen 1.2164 1.2591
(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 335.43
Kuwait Dinar 442.86
Oman Rial 328.47
Qatar Riyal 34.74
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.72
UAE Dirham 34.43
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 10th
May 2013 by all commercial banks was 13.48 percent and
10.16 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of April, 2013 was 10.70 percent.