Exchange Rates on 20.01.2011 

 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	174.68		178.87
Euro		146.85		151.30
Swiss Franc	114.07		117.74
Canadian Dollar	109.50		113.15
Australian Dollar	108.61		112.23
Singapore Dollar	84.94		87.54
Japanese Yen	1.3300		1.3711

 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		293.94
Kuwait		Dinar		395.25
Oman		Rial		287.71
Qatar		Riyal		30.43
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.55
UAE		Dirham		30.17

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 14th January, 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.27 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
 The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of December, 2010 was 6.23 percent.