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+ Exchange Rates

The Central Bank's Spot Rates for transactions with Commercial Banks announced on the morning of October 15, 1998 were as follows:

  Buying Selling
100 US Dollars Rs. 6554.00 Rs. 6686.40

The approximate middle exchange rates of following currencies calculated on the basis of cross rates quoted by Gulf International Bank, Bahrain as it appeared in Reuters Financial Information System on October 15, 1998 were as follows:

Saudi Arabia Riyal Rs. 17.65
Bahrain Dinar Rs. 175.61
Kuwait Dinar Rs. 217.72
Qatar Riyal Rs. 18.19
UAE Dirham Rs. 18.03
Oman Riyal Rs. 171.96

Average rates at which the following currencies were quoted by Commercial Banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers at mid-day on October 15, 1998 were as follows:

  Buying Selling
100 US Dollars Rs. 6564.80 Rs.6513.00
100 Sterling Pounds Rs. 11193.28 Rs. 11332.44
100 Deutsche Marks Rs. 3996.85 Rs.4068.45
100 French Francs Rs. 1185.07 Rs.1214.45
100 Japanese Yen Rs 54.96 Rs. 56.04

Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWRP) and Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) during the week ended October 9th,1998 was 16.1 per cent for all banks. The Lowest Prime Rate among banks during this week was 13.5 per cent.

Average Weighted Deposit Rate of Commercial Banks (AWDR)
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial Banks for the month ended September 30th, 1998 was 9.6 percent.

* Unit Trust Prices
Ceybank Unit Trust
Manager's Selling Price Rs. 5.16 (per unit)
Managers Buying Price Rs. 4.83 (per unit)
Ceybank Century Growth Fund
Manager's Selling Price Rs. 7.13* (per unit)
Managers Buying Price Rs. 7.03* (per unit)
National Equity Fund
Manager's Selling Price Rs. 6.85 (per unit)
Managers Buying Price Rs. 6.44* (per unit)
Namal Growth Fund
Manager's Selling Price Rs. 7.38 (per unit)
Managers Buying Price Rs. 6.93 (per unit)
Namal Income Fund
Manager's Selling Price Rs. 10.35* (per unit)
Managers Buying Price Rs. 10.24* ( per unit)
Pyramid Unit Trust
Manager's Selling Price Rs. 5.13 (per unit)
Managers Buying Price Rs. 4.80 (per unit)
* Ex Dividend Pric

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