Exchange Rates on 08.07.2013

(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		129.00		132.18
Sterling Pound	191.42		197.07
Euro		164.59		170.59
Swiss Franc	132.66		137.79
Canadian Dollar	121.23		125.64
Australian Dollar	115.93		120.47
Singapore Dollar	100.11		103.45
Japanese Yen	1.2682		1.3132

(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		346.39
Kuwait		Dinar		455.41
Oman		Rial		339.20
Qatar		Riyal		35.85
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		34.82
UAE		Dirham		35.55

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime 
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 05th July 2013 by all commercial banks was 11.94 percent and 9.00 respectively.

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