Exchange Rates on 14.06.2013

(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			126.45		129.51
Sterling Pound		198.07		203.80
Euro			168.02		173.59
Swiss Franc		136.00		141.23
Canadian Dollar		123.57		128.02
Australian Dollar		120.41		125.04
Singapore Dollar		100.53		104.04
Japanese Yen		1.3252		1.3721

(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		338.43
Kuwait			Dinar		450.49
Oman			Rial		331.40
Qatar			Riyal		35.04
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.02
UAE			Dirham		34.74

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 7th June 2013 by all
 commercial banks was 12.71 percent and 9.21 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of May, 2013 was 10.74 percent.