Exchange Rates on 19.06.2013
(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 	127.08 		130.25
Sterling Pound 	198.02 		203.89
Euro 		169.28 		175.01
Swiss Franc 	137.11 		142.47
Canadian Dollar 	123.48 		128.02
Australian Dollar 	119.43 		124.11
Singapore Dollar 	100.25 		103.80
Japanese Yen 	1.3255 		1.3732
(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 		341.04
Kuwait 		Dinar 		453.93
Oman 		Rial 		333.96
Qatar 		Riyal 		35.31
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		34.28
UAE 		Dirham 		35.00
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 14th
June 2013 by all commercial banks was 12.69 percent and
9.14 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of May, 2013 was 10.74 percent.