Exchange Rates on 21.10.2010 

 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		111.09		112.69
Sterling Pound	175.25		178.94
Euro		153.92		157.67
Swiss Franc	114.08		117.82
Canadian Dollar	107.58		111.19
Australian Dollar	108.53		111.82
Singapore Dollar	84.96		87.07
Japanese Yen	1.3592		1.3968

 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	296.68
Kuwait		Dinar	396.63
Oman		Rial	290.52
Qatar		Riyal	30.72
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.83
UAE		Dirham	30.45

  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.

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