Exchange Rates on 02.12.2010 

(1) 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			110.41		112.10
Sterling Pound		171.71		175.72
Euro			143.81		148.01
Swiss Franc		109.44		112.26
Canadian Dollar		107.86		110.74
Australian Dollar		105.70		108.81
Singapore Dollar		83.64		86.01
Japanese Yen		1.3064		1.3419

(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	295.09
Kuwait		Dinar	393.80
Oman		Rial	288.87
Qatar		Riyal	30.55
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.66
UAE		Dirham	30.29


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 26th November, 2010 
by all commercial banks was 9.43 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of October, 2010 was 6.43 percent.