Exchange Rates on 07.06.2013
(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 124.95 128.00
Sterling Pound 194.42 200.08
Euro 164.72 170.21
Swiss Franc 133.73 138.88
Canadian Dollar 120.87 125.25
Australian Dollar 118.06 122.60
Singapore Dollar 100.01 103.48
Japanese Yen 1.2894 1.3349
(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 335.45
Kuwait Dinar 443.73
Oman Rial 328.48
Qatar Riyal 34.73
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.72
UAE Dirham 34.43
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 31st
May 2013 by all commercial banks was 12.75 percent and
9.70 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of May, 2013 was 10.74 percent.
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