Exchange Rates on November 16, 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	173.93		175.89
Euro		146.35		150.34
Swiss Franc	118.21		122.04
Canadian Dollar	105.91		109.08
Australian Dollar	109.54		113.14
Singapore Dollar	83.86		86.26
Japanese Yen	1.4097		1.4526

(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		400.53
Oman		Rial		286.22
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.