Exchange Rates on 27.06.2013

(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		127.98		131.26
Sterling Pound	195.77		201.71
Euro		165.92		171.66
Swiss Franc	134.97		140.33
Canadian Dollar	121.88		126.44
Australian Dollar	118.49		123.22
Singapore Dollar	100.36		103.99
Japanese Yen	1.3023		1.3498

(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		342.94
Kuwait		Dinar		453.47
Oman		Rial		335.82
Qatar		Riyal		35.51
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		34.47
UAE		Dirham		35.20

(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.