Exchange Rates on September 28, 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 follow:

Currency	                Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		109.45		111.09
Sterling Pound	170.44		174.39
Euro		147.67		151.71
Swiss Franc	120.86		124.80
Canadian Dollar	106.16		109.35
Australian Dollar	107.23		110.78
Singapore Dollar	84.38		86.81
Japanese Yen	1.4205		1.4641

(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		292.56
Kuwait		Dinar		398.47
Oman		Rial		286.48
Qatar		Riyal		30.29
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.41
UAE		Dirham		30.03

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 23rd September 2011 by all commercial 
banks was 9.32 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

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