Exchange Rates on 20.02.2013

(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 	125.57 		128.83
Sterling Pound 	193.34 		199.30
Euro 		167.61 		173.48
Swiss Franc 	135.36 		140.78
Canadian Dollar 	123.35 		128.01
Australian Dollar 	129.04 		134.19
Singapore Dollar 	100.98 		104.65
Japanese Yen 	1.3350 		1.3846
(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 		336.56
Kuwait 		Dinar 		449.41
Oman 		Rial 		329.55
Qatar 		Riyal 		34.85
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		33.83
UAE 		Dirham 		34.54
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 15th
February 2013 by all commercial banks was 14.40 percent
and 11.19 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of January, 2013 was 10.38 percent.