Exchange Rates on 18.05.2012

(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 follows:

Currency	                          		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar				127.08		130.94
Sterling Pound			200.01		206.80
Euro				160.52		166.68
Swiss Franc			133.39		139.16
Canadian Dollar			123.89		128.96
Australian Dollar			124.38		129.79
Singapore Dollar			99.29		103.22
Japanese Yen			1.5928		1.6584

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies based on previous day’s
 market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follows:

Country	                           		Currency	            	Indicative Rate
Bahrain				Dinar		341.94
Kuwait				Dinar		461.48
Oman				Rial		333.93
Qatar				Riyal		35.41
Saudi Arabia			Riyal		34.37
UAE				Dirham		35.10

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
 (LPR) during the week ended 11th May, 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.19
 percent and 10.10 percent respectively.

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