Exchange Rates on January 26, 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	176.28		180.59
Euro		147.17		151.40
Swiss Franc	121.56		125.65
Canadian Dollar	111.77		115.28
Australian Dollar	118.84		112.84
Singapore Dollar	89.17		91.86
Japanese Yen	1.4435		1.4893

(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	409.63
Oman		Rial	295.73
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.