Exchange Rates on September 16, 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	171.99		175.94
Euro		150.50		154.58
Swiss Franc	124.44		128.49
Canadian Dollar	110.24		113.57
Australian Dollar	111.85		115.53
Singapore Dollar	87.52		90.03
Japanese Yen	1.4136		1.4567

(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		400.39
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.