Exchange Rates on 15.09.2010 

(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		111.72		113.30
Sterling Pound	172.36		175.91
Euro		144.06		147.46
Swiss Franc	110.87		113.60
Canadian Dollar	107.96		110.72
Australian Dollar	103.98		106.76
Singapore Dollar	83.24		85.13
Japanese Yen	1.3198		1.3529

(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		298.52
Kuwait		Dinar		391.39
Oman		Rial		292.32
Qatar		Riyal		30.93
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.01
UAE		Dirham		30.64

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 9th September, 2010 by all
commercial banks was 9.85 percent and 8.40 percent respectively.

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