Exchange Rates on 15.11.2010 

(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		110.90		112.57
Sterling Pound	178.34		182.49
Euro		151.09		155.56
Swiss Franc	112.43		116.19
Canadian Dollar	108.82		112.55
Australian Dollar	108.61		112.13
Singapore Dollar	84.81		87.35
Japanese Yen	1.3340		1.3744

(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		398.09
Oman		Rial		290.08
Qatar		Riyal		30.70
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 12th November, 2010 by all commercial 
banks was 9.36 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.