Exchange Rates on 14.02.2013

  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		124.81		126.06
Sterling Pound	193.38		199.34
Euro		167.04		172.89
Swiss Franc	135.13		140.57
Canadian Dollar	123.85		128.55
Australian Dollar	128.36		133.48
Singapore Dollar	100.48		104.15
Japanese Yen	1.3282		1.3779

 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		335.03
Kuwait		Dinar		448.13
Oman		Rial		328.09
Qatar		Riyal		34.69
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		33.68
UAE		Dirham		34.39

 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 8th February 2013
 by all commercial banks was 14.35 percent and 11.29 percent respectively.

 The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of January, 2013 was 10.38 percent.