Exchange Rates on 09.07.2013

(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			129.28		132.48
Sterling Pound		192.53		198.21
Euro			165.30		170.87
Swiss Franc		132.99		138.12
Canadian Dollar		121.64		126.05
Australian Dollar		116.92		121.49
Singapore Dollar		100.48		104.02
Japanese Yen		1.2721		1.3172

(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		455.27
Oman			Rial		339.21
Qatar			Riyal		35.87
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 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.