Exchange Rates on 21.12.2012

(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		124.58		127.63
Sterling Pound	201.92		207.83
Euro		163.56		169.05
Swiss Franc	135.23		140.46
Canadian Dollar	125.11		129.67
Australian Dollar	129.24		134.24
Singapore Dollar	101.49		105.04
Japanese Yen	1.4732		1.5265

(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		339.19
Kuwait		Dinar		455.52
Oman		Rial		332.15
Qatar		Riyal		35.12
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		34.10
UAE		Dirham		34.82

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week 
ended 14th December 2012 by all commercial banks was 14.31 percent and 12.00 
percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month
 of November, 2012 was 9.80 percent.