Exchange Rates on January 25, 2012

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial
banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		113.01		114.88
Sterling Pound	175.79		180.10
Euro		146.29		150.49
Swiss Franc	120.71		124.78
Canadian Dollar	111.04		114.53
Australian Dollar	117.91		121.89
Singapore Dollar	88.65		91.32
Japanese Yen	1.4412		1.4869

(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		302.07
Kuwait		Dinar		409.45
Oman		Rial		295.01
Qatar		Riyal		31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.37
UAE		Dirham		31.01

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th January, 2012 by all commercial banks
was 11.64 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of December, 2011 was 7.24 percent.