Exchange Rates on February 14, 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			117.08		119.40
Sterling Pound		183.30		188.31
Euro			153.21		157.97
Swiss Franc		126.78		130.91
Canadian Dollar		116.29		119.87
Australian Dollar		124.32		128.49
Singapore Dollar		92.33		95.22
Japanese Yen		1.5003		1.5470

(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		307.98
Kuwait			Dinar		418.79
Oman			Rial		300.76
Qatar			Riyal		31.89
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		30.96
UAE			Dirham		31.61

(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.