Exchange Rates on 31.05.2013

(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			124.99		128.04
Sterling Pound		189.85		195.37
Euro			162.16		167.57
Swiss Franc		130.07		135.07
Canadian Dollar		120.57		124.93
Australian Dollar		119.96		124.59
Singapore Dollar		98.64		102.04
Japanese Yen		1.2310		1.2743

(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		335.48
Kuwait			Dinar		442.34
Oman			Rial		328.51
Qatar			Riyal		34.73
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		33.73
UAE			Dirham		34.43

(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.