Exchange Rates 24/12/2012

The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks
 in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follow.

Currency	     		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar			117.91		120.57
Sterling Pound		185.06		190.49
Euro			156.77		162.03
Swiss Franc		129.77		134.79
Canadian Dollar		117.43		121.71
Australian Dollar		125.70		130.55
Singapore Dollar		93.51		96.78
Japanese Yen		1.4632		1.5167


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		316.03
Kuwait			Dinar		429.23
Oman			Rial		309.46
Qatar			Riyal		32.72
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		31.77
UAE			Dirham		32.44

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.

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