Exchange Rates on November 11, 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	173.57		177.57
Euro		147.94		151.97
Swiss Franc	119.65		123.53
Canadian Dollar	106.56		109.76
Australian Dollar	109.98		113.60
Singapore Dollar	84.24		86.65
Japanese Yen	1.4006		1.4433

(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		292.31
Kuwait		Dinar		399.42
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 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.