Exchange Rates on 16.10.2012

(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			127.42		130.50
Sterling Pound		204.18		210.08
Euro			164.29		169.75
Swiss Franc		135.60		140.78
Canadian Dollar		128.96		133.62
Australian Dollar		129.76		134.74
Singapore Dollar		103.72		107.30
Japanese Yen		1.6080		1.6663

(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		340.66
Kuwait			Dinar		456.90
Oman			Rial		333.60
Qatar			Riyal		35.28
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.25
UAE			Dirham		34.97

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th October 2012 by all
 commercial banks was 13.76 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.