Exchange Rates on 24.11.2010 
 
 The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial
banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follows:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		110.58		112.28
Sterling Pound	174.23		178.36
Euro		147.16		151.58
Swiss Franc	110.11		113.81
Canadian Dollar	107.56		111.28
Australian Dollar	107.36		110.90
Singapore Dollar	83.81		86.33
Japanese Yen	1.3204		1.3608


 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		295.38
Kuwait		Dinar		396.06
Oman		Rial		289.25
Qatar		Riyal		30.59
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.70
UAE		Dirham		30.32

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th November, 2010 by all commercial 
banks was 9.36 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of October, 2010 was 6.43 percent.