Exchange Rates on January 18, 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		112.97		114.82
Sterling Pound	172.72		176.86
Euro		143.50		147.50
Swiss Franc	118.57		122.04
Canadian Dollar	110.71		113.74
Australian Dollar	116.52		120.03
Singapore Dollar	87.58		90.01
Japanese Yen	1.4658		1.5064


(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		407.77
Oman		Rial		295.04
Qatar		Riyal		31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.37
UAE		Dirham		31.01


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 13th January, 2011 by all commercial banks
was 11.33 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.