Exchange Rates on 23.09.2010 

(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		113.28
Sterling Pound	174.45		178.02
Euro		149.01		152.51
Swiss Franc	112.61		115.36
Canadian Dollar	107.95		110.71
Australian Dollar	106.21		109.04
Singapore Dollar	83.89		85.79
Japanese Yen	1.3150		1.3479

(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	394.15
Oman		Rial	292.35
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 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.