Exchange Rates on 30.11.2010 

(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		110.65		112.33
Sterling Pound	171.56		175.55
Euro		144.29		148.49
Swiss Franc	110.25		113.07
Canadian Dollar	108.11		110.99
Australian Dollar	105.86		108.97
Singapore Dollar	83.48		85.82
Japanese Yen	1.3087		1.3441


(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		295.74
Kuwait		Dinar		395.75
Oman		Rial		289.50
Qatar		Riyal		30.62
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.73
UAE		Dirham		30.36

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 26th November, 2010 by all commercial
banks was 9.43 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.