Exchange Rates on 04.01.2011 

(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		110.13		111.83
Sterling Pound	169.98		173.97
Euro		146.01		150.29
Swiss Franc	117.16		120.17
Canadian Dollar	110.40		113.36
Australian Dollar	110.91		114.17
Singapore Dollar	85.14		87.55
Japanese Yen	1.3383		1.3746


(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		294.27
Kuwait		Dinar		395.80
Oman		Rial		288.16
Qatar		Riyal		30.47
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.58
UAE		Dirham		30.20


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
 Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 31st December,
 2010 by all commercial banks was 9.29 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of December, 2010 was 6.23 percent.