Exchange Rates on 29.01.2013

(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			125.52		128.78
Sterling Pound		196.55		202.57
Euro			167.98		173.82
Swiss Franc		134.53		139.90
Canadian Dollar		124.06		128.75
Australian Dollar		130.16		135.36
Singapore Dollar		100.86		104.51
Japanese Yen		1.3762		1.4276

(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		337.07
Kuwait			Dinar		451.25
Oman			Rial		330.07
Qatar			Riyal		34.91
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		33.88
UAE			Dirham		34.60

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 24th January 2013 by all
 commercial banks was 14.30 percent and 10.35 percent respectively.

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