Exchange Rates on 12.11.2012

  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		129.37		132.31
Sterling Pound	205.17		210.83
Euro		163.73		168.96
Swiss Franc	135.44		140.41
Canadian Dollar	128.66		133.12
Australian Dollar	133.80		138.74
Singapore Dollar	105.19		108.69
Japanese Yen	1.6186		1.6749

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		346.82
Kuwait		Dinar		463.50
Oman		Rial		339.61
Qatar		Riyal		35.91
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		34.87
UAE		Dirham		35.60

 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 09th November 2012 
by all commercial banks was 14.21 percent and 12.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of October, 2012 was 9.46 percent.