Exchange Rates on 10.07.2012

(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			131.85		135.36
Sterling Pound		204.17		210.33
Euro			161.49		167.08
Swiss Franc		134.23		139.49
Canadian Dollar		128.62		133.40
Australian Dollar		133.52		138.80
Singapore Dollar		103.37		107.07
Japanese Yen		1.6504		1.7120

(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		354.03
Kuwait			Dinar		474.12
Oman			Rial		346.68
Qatar			Riyal		36.66
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		35.59
UAE			Dirham		36.34

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th July, 2012 by all commercial banks
 was 13.66 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
 month of June, 2012 was 8.38 percent.