Exchange Rates on 02.07.2013

(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			129.03		132.21
Sterling Pound		195.70		201.46
Euro			167.60		173.24
Swiss Franc		135.45		140.73
Canadian Dollar		121.94		126.39
Australian Dollar		118.09		122.71
Singapore Dollar		101.28		104.84
Japanese Yen		1.2893		1.3351

(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		346.41
Kuwait			Dinar		457.28
Oman			Rial		339.21
Qatar			Riyal		35.86
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.82
UAE			Dirham		35.56

(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 9.21 respectively.

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