Exchange Rates on September 19, 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		109.25		110.89
Sterling Pound	170.87		174.72
Euro		148.48		152.22
Swiss Franc	122.89		126.55
Canadian Dollar	110.60		113.43
Australian Dollar	111.29		114.40
Singapore Dollar	86.67		88.95
Japanese Yen	1.4130		1.4521

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s 
market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country	                 Currency	 Indicative Rate
Bahrain		Dinar	292.03
Kuwait		Dinar	400.78
Oman		Rial	285.18
Qatar		Riyal	30.23
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.35
UAE		Dirham	29.97

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week 
ended 16th September 2011 by all commercial banks was 9.51 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of August, 2011 was 6.40 percent.