Exchange Rates on 13.02.2012

(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		114.33		116.57
Sterling Pound	179.70		184.65
Euro		150.30		155.08
Swiss Franc	124.01		128.58
Canadian Dollar	113.48		117.41
Australian Dollar	121.53		126.00
Singapore Dollar	90.40		93.40
Japanese Yen	1.4626		1.5135

(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	304.88
Kuwait		Dinar	414.19
Oman		Rial	298.54
Qatar		Riyal	31.56
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.65
UAE		Dirham	31.29

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 09th February, 2012 
by all commercial banks was 11.72 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of January, 2012 was 7.35 percent.