Exchange Rates on 23.11.2012

(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			128.84		131.72
Sterling Pound		204.90		210.49
Euro			165.15		170.36
Swiss Franc		136.78		141.76
Canadian Dollar		128.34		132.74
Australian Dollar		132.90		137.75
Singapore Dollar		104.62		108.06
Japanese Yen		1.5564		1.6098

(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		345.65
Kuwait			Dinar		461.27
Oman			Rial		338.46
Qatar			Riyal		35.79
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.75
UAE			Dirham		35.48

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 16th November, 2012 by all
 commercial banks was 14.18 percent and 11.61 percent respectively.

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