Exchange Rates on 28.09.2010 

(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 Rat	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		111.17		112.76
Sterling Pound	175.46		179.14
Euro		148.88		152.50
Swiss Franc	111.90		115.54
Canadian Dollar	107.05		110.63
Australian Dollar	105.93		109.14
Singapore Dollar	83.60		85.75
Japanese Yen	1.3120		1.3488


(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		296.99
Kuwait		Dinar		390.07
Oman		Rial		290.84
Qatar		Riyal		30.78
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.86
UAE		Dirham		30.48

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime 
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 24th September, 2010 by all commercial 
banks was 9.98 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.