Exchange Rates on 03.05.2012

(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		126.26		129.83
Sterling Pound	203.03		210.62
Euro		164.59		171.44
Swiss Franc	136.71		143.11
Canadian Dollar	126.69		132.34
Australian Dollar	128.61		134.63
Singapore Dollar	100.80		105.15
Japanese Yen	1.5596		1.6291

(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	340.39
Kuwait		Dinar	462.71
Oman		Rial	333.33
Qatar		Riyal	35.25
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	34.22
UAE		Dirham	34.94

(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.