Exchange Rates on December 30, 2011

 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		113.01		114.88
Sterling Pound	173.45		177.73
Euro		145.37		149.59
Swiss Franc	119.11		123.14
Canadian Dollar	109.92		113.30
Australian Dollar	113.68		117.60
Singapore Dollar	86.32		88.91
Japanese Yen	1.4464		1.4927

 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		408.73
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 23rd Dec. 2011 by all commercial banks was 10.41 
percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

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