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.