Exchange Rates on 20.09.2010 

(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		111.70		113.20
Sterling Pound	174.50		177.89
Euro		145.42		148.57
Swiss Franc	109.80		113.00
Canadian Dollar	107.37		110.58
Australian Dollar	104.46		107.05
Singapore Dollar	83.37		85.17
Japanese Yen	1.2977		1.3287

(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		298.33
Kuwait		Dinar		391.97
Oman		Rial		292.05
Qatar		Riyal		30.89
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.98
UAE		Dirham		30.61

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 
17th September, 2010 by all commercial banks was 10.19 percent and 8.50 percent respectively.

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