Exchange Rates on 12.06.2012

(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			129.95		133.55
Sterling Pound		200.94		207.21
Euro			161.58		167.33
Swiss Franc		134.29		139.70
Canadian Dollar		125.43		130.21
Australian Dollar		127.73		132.94
Singapore Dollar		100.77		104.47
Japanese Yen		1.6319		1.6945

(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		348.01
Kuwait			Dinar		467.43
Oman			Rial		339.86
Qatar			Riyal		36.04
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.98
UAE			Dirham		35.72

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 08th June, 2012 by all commercial banks
 was 13.63 percent and 10.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
 month of May, 2012 was 8.28 percent.