Exchange Rates on November 09, 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	175.51		179.54
Euro		150.46		154.56
Swiss Franc	121.20		125.14
Canadian Dollar	107.52		110.75
Australian Dollar	112.48		116.18
Singapore Dollar	85.68		88.13
Japanese Yen	1.4008		1.4434

(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		400.23
Oman		Rial		286.23
Qatar		Riyal		30.27
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.39
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 were 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.