Exchange Rates on 30.05.2013
(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 124.94 127.99
Sterling Pound 188.58 194.08
Euro 161.08 166.45
Swiss Franc 129.09 134.66
Canadian Dollar 119.92 124.26
Australian Dollar 119.81 124.46
Singapore Dollar 98.06 101.47
Japanese Yen 1.2287 1.2720
(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 335.48
Kuwait Dinar 443.12
Oman Rial 328.52
Qatar Riyal 34.73
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.73
UAE Dirham 34.43
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 23rd May 2013
by all commercial banks was 13.08 percent and 9.62 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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