Exchange Rates on 21.09.2012

(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		130.10		133.10
Sterling Pound	210.54		216.39
Euro		167.93		173.34
Swiss Franc	138.60		143.76
Canadian Dollar	132.61		137.26
Australian Dollar	135.19		140.24
Singapore Dollar	105.69		109.24
Japanese Yen	1.6532		1.7113

(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		348.75
Kuwait		Dinar		468.52
Oman		Rial		341.54
Qatar		Riyal		36.11
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		35.06
UAE		Dirham		35.80

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended
14th September, 2012 by all commercial banks was 14.14 percent and 11.61 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of August, 2012 was 8.95 percent.