Exchange Rates on 22.06.2012

(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			130.73		134.43
Sterling Pound		203.75		210.24
Euro			163.53		169.46
Swiss Franc		135.91		141.46
Canadian Dollar		126.60		131.50
Australian Dollar		130.67		136.08
Singapore Dollar		101.94		105.75
Japanese Yen		1.6229		1.6863

(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		352.40
Kuwait			Dinar		475.27
Oman			Rial		344.16
Qatar			Riyal		36.49
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		35.43
UAE			Dirham		36.17

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 15th June, 2012 by all commercial
 banks was 13.79 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for
 the month of May, 2012 was 8.28 percent.