Exchange Rates on November 24, 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		112.97	114.88
Sterling Pound	175.00	179.38
Euro		150.16	154.56
Swiss Franc	121.98	126.16
Canadian Dollar	107.22	111.05
Australian Dollar	108.96	112.80
Singapore Dollar	85.80	88.42
Japanese Yen	1.4584	1.5037

(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	302.53
Kuwait		Dinar	412.85
Oman		Rial	296.23
Qatar		Riyal	31.32
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.41
UAE		Dirham	31.65

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 18th November 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.