Exchange Rates on December 06, 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	175.88		180.28
Euro		150.11		154.51
Swiss Franc	121.44		125.60
Canadian Dollar	110.05		113.58
Australian Dollar	114.68		118.68
Singapore Dollar	87.39		90.07
Japanese Yen	1.4426		1.4893

(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		302.12
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 02nd Dec. 2011 by all commercial
 banks was 10.20 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
 month of November, 2011 was 6.72 percent.