Exchange Rates on 01.03.2013
(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 125.81 129.07
Sterling Pound 190.36 196.21
Euro 163.63 169.34
Swiss Franc 133.38 138.71
Canadian Dollar 121.42 126.00
Australian Dollar 127.75 132.86
Singapore Dollar 101.10 104.77
Japanese Yen 1.3513 1.4016
(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 338.10
Kuwait Dinar 450.08
Oman Rial 331.08
Qatar Riyal 35.01
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.99
UAE Dirham 34.70
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 22th February 2013 by all
commercial banks was 14.35 percent and 11.36 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of January, 2013 was 10.38 percent.
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