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		Exchange Rates on 18th September 09

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.05		115.64
Sterling Pound	186.34		189.97
Euro		167.09		170.73
Swiss Franc	109.73		113.04
Canadian Dollar	106.00		109.22
Australian Dollar	98.45		101.20
Singapore Dollar	80.19		82.04
Japanese Yen	1.2439		1.2747

(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	304.53
Kuwait		Dinar	401.05
Oman		Rial	298.18
Qatar		Riyal	31.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.61
UAE		Dirham	31.26

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended Sep 11, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 13.06 percent and 10.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of August, 2009 was 10.84 percent.		
		

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