Exchange Rates on 11.10.2010 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks
 in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follows:


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		111.00		112.58
Sterling Pound	176.48		180.09
Euro		154.47		158.06
Swiss Franc	114.73		117.54
Canadian Dollar	109.24		112.04
Australian Dollar	108.83		111.72
Singapore Dollar	84.70		86.61
Japanese Yen	1.3484		1.3822


(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		296.24
Kuwait		Dinar		395.94
Oman		Rial		289.88
Qatar		Riyal		30.70
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.78
UAE		Dirham		30.41

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate 
(AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime 
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 8th October, 2010 by all
 commercial banks was 9.55 percent and 7.90 percent respectively.


(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial 
banks for the month of September, 2010 was 6.58 percent.