Exchange Rates on 08.10.2010 

(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			110.91		112.51
Sterling Pound		175.73		179.43
Euro			153.97		157.73
Swiss Franc		113.86		117.60
Canadian Dollar		108.07		111.70
Australian Dollar		108.20		111.47
Singapore Dollar		84.46		86.56
Japanese Yen		1.3403		1.3773

(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		296.33
Kuwait			Dinar		395.32
Oman			Rial		290.17
Qatar			Riyal		30.70
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		29.79
UAE			Dirham		30.42

(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.