Exchange Rates on 14.12.2010 

(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		110.15		111.95
Sterling Pound	174.03		178.33
Euro		146.46		151.00
Swiss Franc	112.90		116.60
Canadian Dollar	108.40		112.04
Australian Dollar	108.73		112.41
Singapore Dollar	83.92		86.53
Japanese Yen	1.3111		1.3525

(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		294.18
Kuwait		Dinar		394.48
Oman		Rial		287.96
Qatar		Riyal		30.48
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.57
UAE		Dirham		30.20


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest 
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 10th December, 2010 by all 
commercial banks was 9.25 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of November, 2010 was 6.24 percent.