Exchange Rates on 28.11.2012

(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 	128.80 		131.68
Sterling Pound 	205.72 		211.31
Euro 		165.68 		170.92
Swiss Franc 	137.30 		142.31
Canadian Dollar 	128.68 		133.09
Australian Dollar 	133.57 		138.45
Singapore Dollar 	104.71 		108.16
Japanese Yen 	1.5645 		1.6182
(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 		345.20
Kuwait 		Dinar 		461.98
Oman 		Rial 		338.02
Qatar 		Riyal 		35.75
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		34.70
UAE 		Dirham 		35.43
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 23rd November, 2012 by
all commercial banks was 14.37 percent and 11.75 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks,
for the month of October, 2012 was 9.46 percent.