Exchange Rates on 23.02.2012

(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		117.58		120.16
Sterling Pound	183.61		188.88
Euro		154.93		160.03
Swiss Franc	128.22		133.09
Canadian Dollar	116.84		121.01
Australian Dollar	124.03		128.73
Singapore Dollar	92.78		95.97
Japanese Yen	1.4571		1.5094

(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	314.79
Kuwait		Dinar	427.20
Oman		Rial	308.24
Qatar		Riyal	32.59
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	31.65
UAE		Dirham	32.31

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17th February, 2012 
by all commercial banks was 11.78 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.