Exchange Rates on 13.01.2011 

(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		110.06		111.79
Sterling Pound	172.66		176.82
Euro		143.24		147.59
Swiss Franc	112.81		116.42
Canadian Dollar	110.69		114.36
Australian Dollar	108.57		112.17
Singapore Dollar	84.84		87.42
Japanese Yen	1.3174		1.3581

(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	293.84
Kuwait		Dinar	393.06
Oman		Rial	287.61
Qatar		Riyal	30.43
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.54
UAE		Dirham	30.16


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 7th January, 2011 
by all commercial banks was 8.92 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of December, 2010 was 6.23 percent.