Exchange Rates on November  22, 2011

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial 
banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:

Currency	                Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		112.56		114.70
Sterling Pound	175.44		180.22
Euro		150.91		155.67
Swiss Franc	121.67		126.12
Canadian Dollar	107.62		111.29
Australian Dollar	110.04		114.13
Singapore Dollar	85.83		88.64
Japanese Yen	1.4497		1.5001

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s
market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country	             Currency	             Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		292.03
Kuwait		Dinar		400.07
Oman		Rial		286.04
Qatar		Riyal		30.32
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.44
UAE		Dirham		30.06

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 18th September 2011 by all commercial banks was 9.71
percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month
of October, 2011 was 6.57 percent.