Exchange Rates on 29.06.2012

(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 		RateSelling Rate
U.S. Dollar			131.94		135.46
Sterling Pound		205.52		211.77
Euro			165.51		171.28
Swiss Franc		137.27		142.65
Canadian Dollar		127.57		132.29
Australian Dollar		132.96		138.27
Singapore Dollar		103.07		106.76
Japanese Yen		1.6558		1.7176

(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		353.58
Kuwait			Dinar		474.88
Oman			Rial		345.30
Qatar			Riyal		36.61
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		35.55
UAE			Dirham		36.29

(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.