Exchange Rates on 18.06.2012

(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		130.20			133.90
Sterling Pound	204.10			210.61
Euro		164.49			170.45
Swiss Franc	136.63			142.23
Canadian Dollar	126.91			131.85
Australian Dollar	130.79			136.20
Singapore Dollar	102.11			105.95
Japanese Yen	1.6360			1.7002

(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		349.57
Kuwait		Dinar		471.03
Oman		Rial		341.39
Qatar		Riyal		36.19
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		35.14
UAE		Dirham		35.88

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 15th June, 2012 
by all commercial banks was 13.79 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.

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