Exchange Rates on 01.12.2010 

(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		110.57		112.25
Sterling Pound	171.59		175.58
Euro		142.63		146.78
Swiss Franc	109.71		112.52
Canadian Dollar	107.23		110.09
Australian Dollar	104.96		108.04
Singapore Dollar	83.21		85.55
Japanese Yen	1.3157		1.3511


(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		295.43
Kuwait		Dinar		394.58
Oman		Rial		289.21
Qatar		Riyal		30.62
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.70
UAE		Dirham		30.33


(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.