Exchange Rates on October 07, 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	168.46		172.37
Euro		145.97		149.97
Swiss Franc	117.97		121.79
Canadian Dollar	104.69		107.82
Australian Dollar	105.95		109.47
Singapore Dollar	83.85		86.25
Japanese Yen	1.4172		1.4607

(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		292.27
Kuwait		Dinar		397.83
Oman		Rial		286.20
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.