Exchange Rates on 29.10.2010 

(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		110.96		112.64
Sterling Pound	176.36		180.20
Euro		153.46		157.32
Swiss Franc	111.71		115.45
Canadian Dollar	107.66		111.35
Australian Dollar	107.47		110.80
Singapore Dollar	85.05		87.21
Japanese Yen	1.3682		1.4088

(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	296.29
Kuwait		Dinar	397.45
Oman		Rial	290.03
Qatar		Riyal	30.68
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.79
UAE		Dirham	30.41

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 21st October, 2010 
by all commercial banks was 9.95 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.