Exchange Rates on 02.02.2011 

(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		110.26		111.96
Sterling Pound	177.35		181.54
Euro		151.53		156.06
Swiss Franc	116.88		120.61
Canadian Dollar	110.38		114.00
Australian Dollar	110.59		114.21
Singapore Dollar	85.96		88.57
Japanese Yen	1.3438		1.3852

(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		294.70
Kuwait		Dinar		397.55
Oman		Rial		288.46
Qatar		Riyal		30.52
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.63
UAE		Dirham		30.25

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest 
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 28th January, 2011 by all 
commercial banks was 9.13 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.