Exchange Rates on 31.12.2012

(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		125.56		128.82
Sterling Pound	202.34		208.57
Euro		165.17		170.96
Swiss Franc	136.54		142.01
Canadian Dollar	125.43		130.19
Australian Dollar	129.66		134.87
Singapore Dollar	102.11		105.84
Japanese Yen	1.4531		1.5078

(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		337.27
Kuwait		Dinar		452.16
Oman		Rial		330.26
Qatar		Riyal		34.93
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		33.91
UAE		Dirham		34.62

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 28th December 2012
 by all commercial banks was 14.40 percent and 11.25 percent respectively.

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