Exchange Rates on 27.05.2013

(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		124.83			127.88
Sterling Pound	188.30			193.79
Euro		160.52			165.87
Swiss Franc	128.78			133.72
Canadian Dollar	120.13			124.48
Australian Dollar	119.35			123.96
Singapore Dollar	98.18			101.58
Japanese Yen	1.2294			1.2727

(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		335.03
Kuwait		Dinar		441.56
Oman		Rial		328.07
Qatar		Riyal		34.69
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		33.68
UAE		Dirham		34.39

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 23rd May 2013 
by all commercial banks was 13.08 percent and 9.62 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of April, 2013 was 10.70 percent.