Exchange Rates on 26.06.2013

(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 		127.28 		130.46
Sterling Pound 		195.70 		201.51
Euro 			165.58 		171.19
Swiss Franc 		134.66 		139.93
Canadian Dollar 		120.41 		124.82
Australian Dollar 		116.93 		121.53
Singapore Dollar 		99.55 		103.08
Japanese Yen 		1.2953 		1.3417
(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 		341.81
Kuwait 		Dinar 		452.54
Oman 		Rial 		334.71
Qatar 		Riyal 		35.39
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		34.36
UAE 		Dirham 		35.08
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 21st
June 2013 by all commercial banks was 12.37 percent and
9.19 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of May, 2013 was 10.74 percent.