Exchange Rates on 07.10.2010 

(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		110.95		112.53
Sterling Pound	175.40		179.00
Euro		153.50		157.17
Swiss Franc	114.69		117.51
Canadian Dollar	109.03		111.82
Australian Dollar	108.34		111.22
Singapore Dollar	84.45		86.17
Japanese Yen	1.3319		1.3654

(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		296.29
Kuwait		Dinar		394.63
Oman		Rial		290.12
Qatar		Riyal		30.68
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.78
UAE		Dirham		30.41

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 1st October, 2010 
by all commercial banks was 9.91 percent and 8.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of September, 2010 was 6.58 percent.