Exchange Rates on 01.07.2013

(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			128.78		131.96
Sterling Pound		195.36		201.12
Euro			166.83		172.45
Swiss Franc		135.28		140.52
Canadian Dollar		121.74		126.17
Australian Dollar		117.23		121.82
Singapore Dollar		101.03		104.58
Japanese Yen		1.2902		1.3361

(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		345.62
Kuwait			Dinar		456.50
Oman			Rial		338.44
Qatar			Riyal		35.78
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.74
UAE			Dirham		35.48

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 28th June 2013 by all commercial
 banks was 12.09 percent and 12.09 percent and 9.21 respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of June, 2013 was 10.56 percent.