Exchange Rates on 21.02.2013

(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		125.77		129.03
Sterling Pound	191.05		196.92
Euro		166.15		171.92
Swiss Franc	134.56		139.94
Canadian Dollar	122.89		127.53
Australian Dollar	127.92		133.01
Singapore Dollar	100.89		104.55
Japanese Yen	1.3368		1.3865

(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		338.11
Kuwait		Dinar		450.61
Oman		Rial		331.10
Qatar		Riyal		35.01
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		33.99
UAE		Dirham		34.70

(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.