Exchange Rates on September 12, 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		109.29		110.91
Sterling Pound	172.56		176.52
Euro		147.53		151.55
Swiss Franc	122.10		126.06
Canadian Dollar	108.63		111.86
Australian Dollar	112.45		116.13
Singapore Dollar	88.06		90.58
Japanese Yen	1.4004		1.4429


(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	292.07
Kuwait		Dinar	399.25
Oman		Rial	286.00
Qatar		Riyal	30.24
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.36
UAE		Dirham	29.98


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 09th September 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.49 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.