Exchange Rates on 03.08.2012

  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				130.18		133.48
Sterling Pound			201.70		207.50
Euro				157.84		163.09
Swiss Franc			131.15		136.09
Canadian Dollar			128.74		133.35
Australian Dollar			135.52		140.68
Singapore Dollar			103.81		107.40
Japanese Yen			1.6579		1.7177

 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		349.74
Kuwait				Dinar		467.81
Oman				Rial		342.48
Qatar				Riyal		36.21
Saudi Arabia			Riyal		35.16
UAE				Dirham		35.90

  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.

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