Exchange Rates on 14.06.2012

(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		130.35		133.95
Sterling Pound	201.92		208.21
Euro		163.06		168.85
Swiss Franc	135.49		140.93
Canadian Dollar	126.15		130.94
Australian Dollar	128.82		134.05
Singapore Dollar	101.22		104.93
Japanese Yen	1.6339		1.6966

(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	350.14
Kuwait		Dinar	470.95
Oman		Rial	341.95
Qatar		Riyal	36.26
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	35.20
UAE		Dirham	35.94

(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.