Exchange Rates on November 08, 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	175.02		179.06
Euro		149.60		153.68
Swiss Franc	120.11		124.00
Canadian Dollar	107.21		110.43
Australian Dollar	112.34		116.02
Singapore Dollar	85.56		88.01
Japanese Yen	1.3927		1.4350

(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		400.17
Oman		Rial		285.42
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 04th November, 2011 by all commercial 
banks was 9.48 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of October, 2011 was 6.57 percent.