Exchange Rates on 20.10.2010 

(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		111.04		112.62
Sterling Pound	173.99		177.57
Euro		152.10		155.65
Swiss Franc	114.11		116.90
Canadian Dollar	107.05		109.80
Australian Dollar	107.44		110.30
Singapore Dollar	84.42		86.34
Japanese Yen	1.3590		1.3932

(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		296.66
Kuwait		Dinar		393.56
Oman		Rial		290.51
Qatar		Riyal		30.72
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.83
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 9.37 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.