Exchange Rates on 21.08.2012

(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			130.82		133.84
Sterling Pound		205.05		210.78
Euro			160.78		166.00
Swiss Franc		133.63		138.57
Canadian Dollar		131.61		136.22
Australian Dollar		136.08		141.15
Singapore Dollar		103.96		107.43
Japanese Yen		1.6389		1.6964

(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		350.70
Kuwait			Dinar		468.25
Oman			Rial		343.40
Qatar			Riyal		36.31
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		35.25
UAE			Dirham		36.00

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17th August 2012 by all commercial banks
 was 13.75 percent and 11.51 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
 month of July, 2012 was 8.70 percent.