Exchange Rates on 21.09.2010 

(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		111.71		113.29
Sterling Pound	173.40		176.96
Euro		145.52		148.94
Swiss Franc	110.69		113.39
Canadian Dollar	107.86		110.61
Australian Dollar	104.91		107.71
Singapore Dollar	83.46		85.35
Japanese Yen	1.2993		1.3319

(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		298.53
Kuwait		Dinar		392.48
Oman		Rial		292.33
Qatar		Riyal		30.92
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 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.