Exchange Rates on 02.10.2012

(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			127.70		130.88
Sterling Pound		205.51		211.61
Euro			163.91		169.49
Swiss Franc		135.18		140.44
Canadian Dollar		129.28		134.05
Australian Dollar		131.47		136.62
Singapore Dollar		103.44		107.11
Japanese Yen		1.6258		1.6860

(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		342.46
Kuwait			Dinar		459.53
Oman			Rial		335.35
Qatar			Riyal		35.46
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.43
UAE			Dirham		35.15

(3) 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.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
 the month of September, 2012 was 9.22 percent.