Exchange Rates on 03.09.2010 

(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		111.81		113.42
Sterling Pound	171.85		175.47
Euro		142.70		146.21
Swiss Franc	109.42		112.96
Canadian Dollar	105.16		108.66
Australian Dollar	100.84		103.92
Singapore Dollar	82.63		84.67
Japanese Yen	1.3186		1.3547


(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		298.62
Kuwait		Dinar		391.54
Oman		Rial		292.41
Qatar		Riyal		30.95
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.02
UAE		Dirham		30.65


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 27th August, 2010 by all commercial
 banks was 9.95 percent and 8.50 percent respectively.


(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of July, 2010 was 6.92 percent.