Exchange Rates on 25.09.2012

(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			129.74		132.74
Sterling Pound		210.01		215.86
Euro			167.06		172.45
Swiss Franc		137.73		142.84
Canadian Dollar		131.80		136.43
Australian Dollar		134.43		139.44
Singapore Dollar		105.17		108.72
Japanese Yen		1.6573		1.7156

(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		347.88
Kuwait			Dinar		467.06
Oman			Rial		340.65
Qatar			Riyal		36.02
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.97
UAE			Dirham		35.71

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 21st September 2012 by all
 commercial banks was 14.19 percent and 11.61 percent respectively.

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