Exchange Rates on 12.01.2011 

(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		110.08		111.81
Sterling Pound	172.16		176.29
Euro		142.19		146.51
Swiss Franc	112.23		115.82
Canadian Dollar	110.42		114.07
Australian Dollar	107.61		111.18
Singapore Dollar	84.63		87.20
Japanese Yen	1.3140		1.3546



(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		293.96
Kuwait		Dinar		392.70
Oman		Rial		287.75
Qatar		Riyal		30.45
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.55
UAE		Dirham		30.17


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 7th January, 2011 by all commercial
banks was 8.92 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.