Exchange Rates on 28.01.2011 

(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		110.25		111.97
Sterling Pound	174.56		178.73
Euro		150.04		154.58
Swiss Franc	115.60		119.34
Canadian Dollar	109.73		113.34
Australian Dollar	108.11		111.68
Singapore Dollar	85.42		88.03
Japanese Yen	1.3241		1.3614


(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		294.53
Kuwait		Dinar		398.33
Oman		Rial		288.33
Qatar		Riyal		30.52
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.61
UAE		Dirham		30.24


(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.