Exchange Rates on 09.01.2013

(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 	125.39 		126.65
Sterling Pound 	200.70 		206.88
Euro 		163.12 		168.85
Swiss Franc 	134.65 		140.04
Canadian Dollar 	126.25 		131.04
Australian Dollar 	130.71 		135.95
Singapore Dollar 	101.54 		105.25
Japanese Yen 	1.4266 		1.4802
(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 		337.45
Kuwait 		Dinar 		450.96
Oman 		Rial 		330.45
Qatar 		Riyal 		34.95
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		33.92
UAE 		Dirham 		34.64
(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.