Exchange Rates on 22.11.2010 

(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. Dolla	r	110.86		112.51
Sterling Pound	176.84		180.86
Euro		151.48		155.79
Swiss Franc	111.28		114.08
Canadian Dollar	108.70		111.55
Australian Dollar	109.40		112.54
Singapore Dollar	85.22		87.56
Japanese Yen	1.3226		1.3579


(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		296.24
Kuwait		Dinar		397.87
Oman		Rial		290.08
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 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.