Exchange Rates on December 02, 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	176.51		180.92
Euro		151.23		155.66
Swiss Franc	122.27		126.47
Canadian Dollar	110.56		114.10
Australian Dollar	114.55		118.56
Singapore Dollar	87.41		90.09
Japanese Yen	1.4415		1.4882

(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		302.11
Kuwait		Dinar		411.47
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.