Exchange Rates on November 15, 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	173.28		177.27
Euro		148.15		152.19
Swiss Franc	119.36		123.23
Canadian Dollar	106.85		110.05
Australian Dollar	110.75		114.38
Singapore Dollar	84.42		86.83
Japanese Yen	1.4105		1.4535

(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		400.80
Oman		Rial		285.53
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 11th Nov. 2011 by
 all commercial banks was 9.96 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.