Exchange Rates on 02.11.2010 

(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		110.95		112.53
Sterling Pound	177.49		181.13
Euro		153.49		157.06
Swiss Franc	111.32		114.05
Canadian Dollar	108.89		111.68
Australian Dollar	108.90		111.79
Singapore Dollar	85.56		87.50
Japanese Yen	1.3694		1.4038

(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		296.26
Kuwait		Dinar		397.92
Oman		Rial		289.98
Qatar		Riyal		30.68
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 29th October, 2010 by all commercial 
banks was 9.76 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for 
the month of October, 2010 was 6.43 percent.