Exchange Rates on November 18, 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			109.49		111.13
Sterling Pound		172.00		175.98
Euro			146.64		150.66
Swiss Franc		118.01		121.84
Canadian Dollar		105.70		108.87
Australian Dollar		108.62		112.23
Singapore Dollar		83.98		86.39
Japanese Yen		1.4130		1.4563

(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		292.31
Kuwait			Dinar		398.91
Oman			Rial		286.23
Qatar			Riyal		30.26
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		29.38
UAE			Dirham		30.00

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
 Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 11th Nov. 2011 by all
 commercial banks was 9.96 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of October, 2011 was 6.57 percent.