September 06, 2011

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by
 commercial banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT)
 at 9.30 am are as follows:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		109.24		110.86
Sterling Pound	175.10		179.11
Euro		152.79		156.94
Swiss Franc	137.91		142.51
Canadian Dollar	109.43		112.71
Australian Dollar	113.92		117.65
Singapore Dollar	89.75		92.34
Japanese Yen	1.4125		1.4555

(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		292.01
Kuwait		Dinar		403.33
Oman		Rial		285.95
Qatar		Riyal		30.23
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.35
UAE		Dirham		29.97

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
 Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 02nd September
 2011 by all commercial banks was 9.37 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of August, 2011 was 6.40 percent.