Exchange Rates on 31.05.2012

(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		130.40		134.00
Sterling Pound	201.43		207.71
Euro		160.65		166.37
Swiss Franc	133.52		138.88
Canadian Dollar	126.02		130.80
Australian Dollar	125.71		130.83
Singapore Dollar	100.75		104.44
Japanese Yen	1.6481		1.7113

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	350.56
Kuwait		Dinar	470.35
Oman		Rial	342.44
Qatar		Riyal	36.30
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	35.24
UAE		Dirham	35.98

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 25th May, 2012 
by all commercial banks was 13.55 percent and 8.90 percent respectively.

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