Exchange Rates on 10.01.2013

(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			124.74		127.99
Sterling Pound		199.23		205.38
Euro			161.93		167.63
Swiss Franc		133.70		139.08
Canadian Dollar		125.57		130.35
Australian Dollar		130.60		135.85
Singapore Dollar		101.03		104.73
Japanese Yen		1.4090		1.4618

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies based on previous day’s market weighted a
verage rate for the US$ are as follows:


Country		Currency		Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		334.98
Kuwait		Dinar		447.25
Oman		Rial		328.03
Qatar		Riyal		34.69
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		33.67
UAE		Dirham		34.38

(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.