Exchange Rates on 23.11.2010 

(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		110.67		112.37
Sterling Pound	175.66		179.83
Euro		149.19		153.66
Swiss Franc	110.81		114.54
Canadian Dollar	107.57		111.29
Australian Dollar	108.24		111.80
Singapore Dollar	84.42		86.97
Japanese Yen	1.3196		1.3600

(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		295.66
Kuwait		Dinar		396.87
Oman		Rial		289.52
Qatar		Riyal		30.62
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.73
UAE		Dirham		30.35


(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.