Exchange Rates on 22.05.2013
(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 	124.80 		127.85
Sterling Pound 	188.66 		194.17
Euro 		160.48 		165.84
Swiss Franc 	127.83 		132.73
Canadian Dollar 	120.78 		125.17
Australian Dollar 	121.34 		126.02
Singapore Dollar 	98.57 		101.99
Japanese Yen 	1.2109 		1.2535
(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 		335.20
Kuwait 		Dinar 		441.20
Oman 		Rial 		328.24
Qatar 		Riyal 		34.71
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		33.70
UAE 		Dirham 		34.41
(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.