Exchange Rates on 15.12.2010 

(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		110.21		111.83
Sterling Pound	172.95		176.81
Euro		146.13		150.11
Swiss Franc	113.70		116.94
Canadian Dollar	108.61		111.79
Australian Dollar	108.88		111.86
Singapore Dollar	83.75		86.01
Japanese Yen	1.3067		1.3423


(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		294.19
Kuwait		Dinar		393.35
Oman		Rial		287.97
Qatar		Riyal		30.47
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.