Exchange Rates on 03.07.2013

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 	129.02 		132.20
Sterling Pound 	194.99 		200.74
Euro 		166.53 		172.14
Swiss Franc 	134.70 		139.91
Canadian Dollar 	121.70 		126.13
Australian Dollar 	117.23 		121.81
Singapore Dollar 	100.84 		104.38
Japanese Yen 	1.2768 		1.3222
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 		457.06
Oman 		Rial 		339.22
Qatar 		Riyal 		35.86
Saudi Arabia 	Riyal 		34.82
UAE 		Dirham 		35.56
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.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of June, 2013 was 10.56 percent.