Exchange Rates on 30.07.2012

(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		129.93		133.42
Sterling Pound	203.88		210.07
Euro		159.00		164.55
Swiss Franc	132.15		137.35
Canadian Dollar	128.67		133.49
Australian Dollar	135.09		140.45
Singapore Dollar	103.59		107.32
Japanese Yen	1.6500		1.7122

(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	349.04
Kuwait		Dinar	466.61
Oman		Rial	340.86
Qatar		Riyal	36.14
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	35.09
UAE		Dirham	35.83

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 27th July, 2012 
by all commercial banks was 13.77 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.