Exchange Rates on 21.05.2013
(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 124.76 127.81
Sterling Pound 189.65 195.19
Euro 159.92 165.26
Swiss Franc 127.97 132.88
Canadian Dollar 120.82 125.19
Australian Dollar 121.28 125.96
Singapore Dollar 98.83 102.26
Japanese Yen 1.2102 1.2526
(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 334.85
Kuwait Dinar 440.78
Oman Rial 327.90
Qatar Riyal 34.67
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.66
UAE Dirham 34.37
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17th May 2013 by all commercial
banks was 13.12 percent and 9.63 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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