Exchange Rates on 07.09.2012

(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			130.91		133.83
Sterling Pound		207.95		213.61
Euro			164.47		169.67
Swiss Franc		136.25		141.19
Canadian Dollar		132.42		136.97
Australian Dollar		133.82		138.71
Singapore Dollar		104.69		108.13
Japanese Yen		1.6498		1.7066

(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		351.10
Kuwait			Dinar		469.24
Oman			Rial		343.82
Qatar			Riyal		36.35
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		35.30
UAE			Dirham		36.04

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 30th August, 2012 by all
 commercial banks was 13.84 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for
 the month of August, 2012 was 8.95 percent.