Exchange Rates on November 02, 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		109.42		111.05
Sterling Pound	174.07		178.08
Euro		149.01		153.07
Swiss Franc	122.38		126.36
Canadian Dollar	106.56		109.76
Australian Dollar	112.07		115.76
Singapore Dollar	85.25		87.69
Japanese Yen	1.3906		1.4329

(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		292.30
Kuwait		Dinar		399.93
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 28th October 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 September, 2011 was 6.48 percent.