Exchange Rates on 08.09.2010 

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		111.82		113.41
Sterling Pound	171.41		174.94
Euro		141.28		144.61
Swiss Franc	110.00		112.68
Canadian Dollar	106.17		108.89
Australian Dollar	101.33		104.05
Singapore Dollar	82.69		84.56
Japanese Yen	1.3309		1.3643

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		298.56
Kuwait		Dinar		391.45
Oman		Rial		292.35
Qatar		Riyal		30.94
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.02
UAE		Dirham		30.65

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 3rd September, 2010 by all commercial
 banks was 9.83 percent and 8.50 percent respectively.

The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
 month of August, 2010 was 6.86 percent.