Exchange Rates on January 23, 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	175.05		179.34
Euro		144.79		148.96
Swiss Franc	119.64		123.66
Canadian Dollar	110.59		114.07
Australian Dollar	117.36		121.34
Singapore Dollar	88.20		90.85
Japanese Yen	1.4568		1.5032

(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	302.12
Kuwait		Dinar	408.66
Oman		Rial	295.82
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 20th January, 2011 
by all commercial banks was 11.64 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.