Exchange Rates on 27.07.2012

 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			129.58		133.06
Sterling Pound		202.79		208.96
Euro			158.49		164.02
Swiss Franc		131.72		136.91
Canadian Dollar		127.75		132.53
Australian Dollar		133.99		139.32
Singapore Dollar		103.05		106.78
Japanese Yen		1.6486		1.7109

 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		347.80
Kuwait			Dinar		465.30
Oman			Rial		339.65
Qatar			Riyal		36.01
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.96
UAE			Dirham		35.70

 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th July, 2012 by all commercial banks
 was 13.95 percent and 11.20 percent respectively.

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