Exchange Rates on February 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	178.47		182.83
Euro		148.10		152.35
Swiss Franc	122.58		126.73
Canadian Dollar	112.51		116.06
Australian Dollar	120.35		124.40
Singapore Dollar	89.96		92.68
Japanese Yen	1.4737		1.5207

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s market 
weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country		Currency	Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar	302.12
Kuwait		Dinar	410.72
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 27th January, 2012
 by all commercial banks was 11.56 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.