Exchange Rates on 30.10.2012

(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			128.44		131.52
Sterling Pound		205.39		211.31
Euro			164.99		170.46
Swiss Franc		136.27		141.45
Canadian Dollar		127.52		132.10
Australian Dollar		131.87		136.91
Singapore Dollar		104.49		108.10
Japanese Yen		1.5987		1.6503

(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		344.69
Kuwait			Dinar		462.09
Oman			Rial		337.53
Qatar			Riyal		35.69
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.65
UAE			Dirham		35.38

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 26th October 2012 by all
 commercial banks was 14.05 percent and 11.80 percent respectively.

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