Exchange Rates on 10.02.2011 

(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		110.18		111.91
Sterling Pound	176.65		180.86
Euro		150.13		154.36
Swiss Franc	113.71		117.11
Canadian Dollar	109.81		113.44
Australian Dollar	110.15		113.87
Singapore Dollar	85.80		88.33
Japanese Yen	1.3260		1.3671

(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	294.36
Kuwait		Dinar	397.89
Oman		Rial	288.23
Qatar		Riyal	30.47
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.59
UAE		Dirham	30.21

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 3rd February, 2011
 by all commercial banks was 9.47 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of January, 2011 was 6.21 percent.