Exchange Rates on November 29, 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	174.39		178.76
Euro		149.53		153.91
Swiss Franc	121.42		125.58
Canadian Dollar	108.37		111.83
Australian Dollar	110.78		114.66
Singapore Dollar	86.19		88.83
Japanese Yen	1.4353		1.4817

(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		302.16
Kuwait		Dinar		410.97
Oman		Rial		295.84
Qatar		Riyal		31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.37
UAE		Dirham		31.01

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 25th Nov. 2011 by all commercial banks
 was 9.83 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.