Exchange Rates on 25.05.2012

(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		128.57		132.25
Sterling Pound	200.96		207.42
Euro		160.48		166.35
Swiss Franc	133.10		138.60
Canadian Dollar	124.49		129.35
Australian Dollar	124.54		129.74
Singapore Dollar	100.09		103.86
Japanese Yen	1.6057		1.6688

(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		344.92
Kuwait		Dinar		463.88
Oman		Rial		338.69
Qatar		Riyal		35.72
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		34.68
UAE		Dirham		35.40

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during
 the week ended 18th May, 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.27 percent and 9.50 percent respectively.

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