Exchange Rates on 12.06.2013
(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 	126.12 		129.18
Sterling Pound 	196.80 		202.50
Euro 		167.02 		172.56
Swiss Franc 	135.37 		140.58
Canadian Dollar 	122.94 		127.38
Australian Dollar 	118.60 		123.16
Singapore Dollar 	99.91 		103.38
Japanese Yen 	1.3003 		1.3460
(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 		337.74
Kuwait 		Dinar 		446.88
Oman 		Rial 		330.72
Qatar 		Riyal 		34.97
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		33.95
UAE 		Dirham 		34.67
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 7th June 2013 by all
commercial banks was 12.71 percent and 9.21 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of May, 2013 was 10.74 percent.