Exchange Rates on 27.10.2010 

(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		110.97		112.55
Sterling Pound	175.39		178.99
Euro		152.85		156.42
Swiss Franc	112.04		114.80
Canadian Dollar	107.70		110.45
Australian Dollar	107.71		110.57
Singapore Dollar	85.08		87.01
Japanese Yen	1.3536		1.3877

(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		296.27
Kuwait		Dinar		396.77
Oman		Rial		290.12
Qatar		Riyal		30.69
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.78
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.