Exchange Rates on September 30, 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		109.41		111.05
Sterling Pound	170.02		173.96
Euro		147.35		151.38
Swiss Franc	120.62		124.54
Canadian Dollar	104.64		107.79
Australian Dollar	105.92		109.44
Singapore Dollar	83.74		86.15
Japanese Yen	1.4194		1.4628

(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		399.97
Oman		Rial		286.21
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.