Exchange Rates on 28.06.2013
(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 128.80 132.08
Sterling Pound 196.11 202.04
Euro 167.45 173.21
Swiss Franc 135.48 140.86
Canadian Dollar 122.13 126.66
Australian Dollar 118.26 122.98
Singapore Dollar 101.18 104.81
Japanese Yen 1.2969 1.3441
(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 344.72
Kuwait Dinar 455.60
Oman Rial 337.56
Qatar Riyal 35.69
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.65
UAE Dirham 35.38
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 21st June 2013 by all
commercial banks was 12.37 percent and 9.19 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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