Exchange Rates on 08.05.2012

(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			125.40		129.45
Sterling Pound		202.51		209.76
Euro			162.78		169.32
Swiss Franc		135.22		141.34
Canadian Dollar		125.54		130.93
Australian Dollar		126.83		132.58
Singapore Dollar		100.15		104.30
Japanese Yen		1.5612		1.6284

(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		338.79
Kuwait			Dinar		459.04
Oman			Rial		330.86
Qatar			Riyal		35.08
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.06
UAE			Dirham		34.77

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 04th May, 2012 by all commercial banks
 was 13.04 percent and 10.13 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
 month of April, 2012 was 8.33 percent.