Exchange Rates on 26.06.2012

(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			131.44		135.16
Sterling Pound		204.46		210.95
Euro			163.89		169.82
Swiss Franc		136.20		141.76
Canadian Dollar		127.23		132.15
Australian Dollar		131.05		136.46
Singapore Dollar		102.26		106.08
Japanese Yen		1.6414		1.7053

(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		352.62
Kuwait			Dinar		474.06
Oman			Rial		344.37
Qatar			Riyal		36.51
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		35.45
UAE			Dirham		36.19

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 22nd June, 2012 by all commercial banks
 was 13.59 percent and 8.90 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
 month of May, 2012 was 8.28 percent.