Exchange Rates on 28.12.2010 

(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		110.23		111.93
Sterling Pound	169.92		173.91
Euro		144.84		149.09
Swiss Franc	114.71		117.65
Canadian Dollar	108.96		111.88
Australian Dollar	110.16		113.39
Singapore Dollar	84.47		86.87
Japanese Yen	1.3278		1.3639

(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		294.88
Kuwait		Dinar		394.26
Oman		Rial		288.67
Qatar		Riyal		30.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.65
UAE		Dirham		30.27


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the 
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 24th 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.