Exchange Rates on 04.01.2013
(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				126.15		129.41
Sterling Pound			202.21		208.42
Euro				163.53		169.26
Swiss Franc			134.96		140.33
Canadian Dollar			126.76		131.56
Australian Dollar			130.79		136.03
Singapore Dollar			102.10		105.83
Japanese Yen			1.4313		1.4849

(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		338.16
Kuwait				Dinar		452.96
Oman				Rial		331.13
Qatar				Riyal		35.01
Saudi Arabia			Riyal		33.99
UAE				Dirham		34.71

(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.