Exchange Rates on January 02, 2012

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in 
Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		113.01		114.88
Sterling Pound	174.66		178.98
Euro		145.28		149.50
Swiss Franc	119.31		123.35
Canadian Dollar	110.02		113.51
Australian Dollar	114.59		118.53
Singapore Dollar	86.56		89.17
Japanese Yen	1.4566		1.5034

(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	302.11
Kuwait		Dinar	408.79
Oman		Rial	295.83
Qatar		Riyal	31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.37
UAE		Dirham	31.01

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 30th December 2011 
by all commercial banks was 10.77 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of December, 2011 was 7.24 percent.