Exchange Rates on 28.08.2012

(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				131.06		134.08
Sterling Pound			206.02		211.78
Euro				162.66		167.92
Swiss Franc			135.15		140.15
Canadian Dollar			131.37		135.97
Australian Dollar			134.70		139.73
Singapore Dollar			103.87		107.36
Japanese Yen			1.6587		1.7172

(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		350.98
Kuwait				Dinar		469.39
Oman				Rial		343.69
Qatar				Riyal		36.34
Saudi Arabia			Riyal		35.29
UAE				Dirham		36.03

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
 (LPR) during the week ended 24th August 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.81
 percent and 10.75 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month
 of July, 2012 was 8.70 percent.