Exchange Rates on 21.06.2013
(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 126.87 130.04
Sterling Pound 196.32 202.15
Euro 167.13 172.80
Swiss Franc 136.12 141.45
Canadian Dollar 121.55 126.04
Australian Dollar 116.36 120.95
Singapore Dollar 99.11 102.63
Japanese Yen 1.2997 1.3463
(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 340.70
Kuwait Dinar 453.55
Oman Rial 333.63
Qatar Riyal 35.27
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.25
UAE Dirham 34.97
(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.
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