Exchange Rates on 31. 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		110.20		112.02
Sterling Pound	169.58		173.80
Euro		145.51		150.04
Swiss Franc	116.66		120.57
Canadian Dollar	109.29		112.98
Australian Dollar	111.08		114.85
Singapore Dollar	84.96		87.64
Japanese Yen	1.3436		1.3863


(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	294.29
Kuwait		Dinar	394.12
Oman		Rial	288.18
Qatar		Riyal	30.51
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.59
UAE		Dirham	30.21


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 24th December, 2010 
by all commercial banks was 9.42 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of November, 2010 was 6.24 percent.