Exchange Rates on 26.01.2011 

(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		110.10		111.80
Sterling Pound	173.43		177.49
Euro		149.69		154.05
Swiss Franc	116.32		119.30
Canadian Dollar	109.80		112.75
Australian Dollar	108.96		112.18
Singapore Dollar	85.46		87.87
Japanese Yen	1.3347		1.3711



(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		294.20
Kuwait		Dinar		396.80
Oman		Rial		288.07
Qatar		Riyal		30.46
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.57
UAE		Dirham		30.20



(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.