Exchange Rates on 18.10.2010 

(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		111.02		112.60
Sterling Pound	176.30		179.91
Euro		153.41		156.98
Swiss Franc	114.87		117.69
Canadian Dollar	108.42		111.20
Australian Dollar	108.62		111.51
Singapore Dollar	84.84		86.77
Japanese Yen	1.3583		1.3924

(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		296.65
Kuwait		Dinar		397.08
Oman		Rial		290.48
Qatar		Riyal		30.74
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.82
UAE		Dirham		30.45

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
 (LPR) during the week ended 15th October, 2010 by all
 commercial banks was 9.47 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.

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