Exchange Rates on 29.09.2010 

(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		111.11		112.68
Sterling Pound	175.22		178.80
Euro		150.20		153.71
Swiss Franc	113.26		116.01
Canadian Dollar	107.45		110.18
Australian Dollar	106.80		109.64
Singapore Dollar	83.97		85.65
Japanese Yen	1.3192		1.3523

(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		296.83
Kuwait		Dinar		392.89
Oman		Rial		290.67
Qatar		Riyal		30.74
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.84
UAE		Dirham		30.47

(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..