Exchange Rates on 01.10.2012

  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		127.99		131.17
Sterling Pound	205.74		211.83
Euro		163.16		168.72
Swiss Franc	134.72		139.95
Canadian Dollar	129.14		133.90
Australian Dollar	131.35		136.48
Singapore Dollar	103.35		107.00
Japanese Yen	1.6333		1.6939

 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		342.87
Kuwait		Dinar		459.55
Oman		Rial		335.74
Qatar		Riyal		35.50
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		34.47
UAE		Dirham		35.19
 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 28th September 2012 
by all commercial banks was 14.15 percent and 11.61 percent respectively.
 The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of September, 2012 was 9.22 percent.