Exchange Rates on 26.10.2010 

(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		119.97		112.56
Sterling Pound	174.00		177.58
Euro		154.14		157.73
Swiss Franc	113.59		116.38
Canadian Dollar	108.23		111.00
Australian Dollar	109.24		112.14
Singapore Dollar	85.43		87.37
Japanese Yen	1.3677		1.4021

(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		296.27
Kuwait		Dinar		396.77
Oman		Rial		290.12
Qatar		Riyal		30.69
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 21st October, 2010 by all 
commercial banks was 9.95 percent and 7.90 percent respectively.

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