Exchange Rates on January 04, 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	176.05		180.39
Euro		146.39		150.63
Swiss Franc	120.09		124.15
Canadian Dollar	110.74		114.24
Australian Dollar	115.81		119.79
Singapore Dollar	87.15		89.76
Japanese Yen	1.4641		1.5112

(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		409.51
Oman		Rial		295.84
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.