Exchange Rates on 08.01.2013

(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				126.01		129.27
Sterling Pound			202.48		208.69
Euro				164.52		170.28
Swiss Franc			135.85		141.29
Canadian Dollar			127.01		131.82
Australian Dollar			131.25		136.51
Singapore Dollar			101.98		105.70
Japanese Yen			1.4299		1.4833

(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		337.87
Kuwait				Dinar		451.79
Oman				Rial		330.85
Qatar				Riyal		34.99
Saudi Arabia			Riyal		33.97
UAE				Dirham		34.68

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 04th January 2013 by all commercial banks
 was 14.26 percent and 11.13 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
 month of December, 2012 was 10.10 percent.