Exchange Rates on December 19, 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	174.35		178.72
Euro		148.08		150.37
Swiss Franc	119.41		123.51
Canadian Dollar	107.83		111.27
Australian Dollar	111.14		115.02
Singapore Dollar	85.96		88.58
Japanese Yen	1.4395		1.4862

(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	408.95
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 16th Dec. 2011 
by all commercial banks was 10.55 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.