Exchange Rates on 24.01.2011 

(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		110.15		111.95
Sterling Pound	175.24		179.55
Euro		148.79		153.40
Swiss Franc	113.90		117.63
Canadian Dollar	109.94		113.67
Australian Dollar	107.90		111.57
Singapore Dollar	85.19		87.85
Japanese Yen	1.3233		1.3652

(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	294.46
Kuwait		Dinar	397.61
Oman		Rial	288.24
Qatar		Riyal	30.48
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.60
UAE		Dirham	30.22

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 21st January, 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.16 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.