Exchange Rates on September 29, 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 follow:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		109.43		111.07
Sterling Pound	169.99		173.93
Euro		147.53		151.56
Swiss Franc	120.65		124.57
Canadian Dollar	105.15		108.31
Australian Dollar	105.83		109.34
Singapore Dollar	83.84		86.24
Japanese Yen	1.4198		1.4633

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s 
market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country		Currency	Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar	292.29
Kuwait		Dinar	398.41
Oman		Rial	286.22
Qatar		Riyal	30.26
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.38
UAE		Dirham	30.00

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 23rd September 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.32 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.