Exchange Rates on December 20, 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		174.56		178.94
Euro			145.94		150.23
Swiss Franc		119.52		123.61
Canadian Dollar		108.10		111.54
Australian Dollar		111.17		115.06
Singapore Dollar		85.85		88.48
Japanese Yen		1.4383		1.4848

(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		408.93
Oman			Rial		295.84
Qatar			Riyal		31.29
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.