Exchange Rates on 19.04.2013

(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			124.14		127.18
Sterling Pound		189.47		195.04
Euro			161.63		167.07
Swiss Franc		132.52		137.67
Canadian Dollar		120.45		124.82
Australian Dollar		127.30		132.23
Singapore Dollar		100.00		103.51
Japanese Yen		1.2551		1.2997

(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		333.21
Kuwait			Dinar		440.69
Oman			Rial		326.29
Qatar			Riyal		34.50
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		33.50
UAE			Dirham		34.20

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th April 2013 by all commercial banks
 was 13.74 percent and 10.09 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
 month of March, 2013 was 10.69 percent.