Exchange Rates on 23.12.2010 

(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			110.40		112.10
Sterling Pound		169.53		173.50
Euro			143.77		147.99
Swiss Franc		115.55		118.52
Canadian Dollar		108.43		111.32
Australian Dollar		109.65		112.88
Singapore Dollar		84.03		86.40
Japanese Yen		1.3177		1.3535


(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		295.18
Kuwait		Dinar		393.95
Oman		Rial		289.05
Qatar		Riyal		30.56
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.68
UAE		Dirham		30.30

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17th December, 2010 
by all commercial banks was 9.14 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.