Exchange Rates on 03.12.2010 

(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		110.44		112.13
Sterling Pound	171.58		175.52
Euro		144.88		149.04
Swiss Franc	110.59		113.37
Canadian Dollar	109.41		112.29
Australian Dollar	106.97		110.04
Singapore Dollar	83.86		86.18
Japanese Yen	1.3133		1.3479

(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	295.08
Kuwait		Dinar	394.11
Oman		Rial	288.94
Qatar		Riyal	30.55
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.66
UAE		Dirham	30.29

(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.