Exchange Rates on October 05, 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		109.41		111.05
Sterling Pound	168.21		172.11
Euro		144.49		148.44
Swiss Franc	117.67		121.48
Canadian Dollar	102.88		105.96
Australian Dollar	103.33		106.77
Singapore Dollar	83.04		85.42
Japanese Yen	1.4176		1.4610

(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		292.30
Kuwait		Dinar		397.69
Oman		Rial		285.45
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 30th September 2011 by all commercial banks was 9.13 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of September, 2011 was 6.48 percent.