Exchange Rates on September 07, 2011

 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		109.27		110.89
Sterling Pound	173.65		177.84
Euro		152.39		156.53
Swiss Franc	126.18		130.30
Canadian Dollar	109.67		112.97
Australian Dollar	114.60		118.35
Singapore Dollar	89.80		92.39
Japanese Yen	1.4026		1.4452

 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		292.04
Kuwait		Dinar		402.87
Oman		Rial		285.98
Qatar		Riyal		30.23
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.36
UAE		Dirham		29.98

 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.

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