Exchange Rates on 04.05.2012

(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			125.03		129.07
Sterling Pound		202.11		209.35
Euro			163.86		170.45
Swiss Franc		136.09		142.25
Canadian Dollar		125.92		131.36
Australian Dollar		127.68		133.48
Singapore Dollar		100.21		104.37
Japanese Yen		1.5525		1.6196

(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		339.30
Kuwait			Dinar		460.65
Oman			Rial		332.26
Qatar			Riyal		35.13
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.11
UAE			Dirham		34.83

(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.