Exchange Rates on 05.10.2012

(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		127.88		131.06
Sterling Pound	206.50		212.62
Euro		165.57		171.20
Swiss Franc	136.41		141.71
Canadian Dollar	129.64		134.42
Australian Dollar	130.33		135.42
Singapore Dollar	103.64		107.30
Japanese Yen	1.6209		1.6809

(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		344.44
Kuwait		Dinar		462.38
Oman		Rial		336.89
Qatar		Riyal		35.62
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		34.59
UAE		Dirham		35.31

(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.