Exchange Rates on 15.02.2013

(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			125.01		128.26
Sterling Pound		193.37		199.30
Euro			166.41		172.20
Swiss Franc		134.63		140.03
Canadian Dollar		124.18		128.89
Australian Dollar		128.58		133.70
Singapore Dollar		100.59		104.25
Japanese Yen		1.3394		1.3893

(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		335.60
Kuwait			Dinar		448.23
Oman			Rial		328.65
Qatar			Riyal		34.75
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		33.74
UAE			Dirham		34.45

(3) 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.

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