Exchange Rates on 17.07.2012

(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			131.88		135.39
Sterling Pound		206.26		212.49
Euro			161.52		167.11
Swiss Franc		134.25		139.50
Canadian Dollar		129.49		134.30
Australian Dollar		134.92		140.26
Singapore Dollar		104.00		107.72
Japanese Yen		1.6635		1.7257

(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		354.87
Kuwait			Dinar		475.65
Oman			Rial		347.45
Qatar			Riyal		36.75
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		35.67
UAE			Dirham		36.42

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 13th July, 2012 by all commercial
 banks was 13.60 percent and 10.95 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for
 the month of June, 2012 was 8.38 percent.