Exchange Rates on September 13, 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	172.66		176.63
Euro		148.47		152.50
Swiss Franc	123.06		127.06
Canadian Dollar	109.35		112.64
Australian Dollar	112.02		115.69
Singapore Dollar	87.82		90.34
Japanese Yen	1.4090		1.4519

(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		399.40
Oman		Rial		285.94
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 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.