Exchange Rates on 02.05.2012

(1)  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			128.09		132.07
Sterling Pound		207.58		214.74
Euro			168.67		175.23
Swiss Franc		140.06		146.24
Canadian Dollar		129.22		134.61
Australian Dollar		131.65		137.43
Singapore Dollar		103.17		107.31
Japanese Yen		1.5911		1.6575

(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		345.98
Kuwait			Dinar		470.47
Oman			Rial		338.80
Qatar			Riyal		35.83
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.78
UAE			Dirham		35.51

(03) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 27th April, 2012 by all commercial banks was 12.90 percent and 
9.50 percent respectively.

(04) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of 
April, 2012 was 8.33 percent.