Exchange Rates on 23.01.2013

  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		125.05		128.30
Sterling Pound	197.41		203.46
Euro		165.70		171.47
Swiss Franc	133.50		138.85
Canadian Dollar	125.24		129.97
Australian Dollar	130.84		136.05
Singapore Dollar	101.29		104.96
Japanese Yen	1.4032		1.4552

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		336.07
Kuwait		Dinar		449.83
Oman		Rial		329.11
Qatar		Riyal		34.81
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		33.79
UAE		Dirham		34.50
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 18th 
January 2013 by all commercial banks was 13.94 percent and 10.35 percent respectively.

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