Exchange Rates on November 04, 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	174.54		178.55
Euro		150.12		154.21
Swiss Franc	123.36		127.39
Canadian Dollar	107.47		110.69
Australian Dollar	112.71		116.42
Singapore Dollar	85.79		88.25
Japanese Yen	1.3931		1.4354

(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		400.21
Oman		Rial		286.23
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.