Exchange Rates on 15-Jan-09 in SLRS

The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.13		114.76
Sterling Pound	164.67		167.99
Euro		148.38		151.70
Swiss Franc	100.63		103.62
Canadian Dollar	90.07		92.73
Australian Dollar	73.99		76.23
Singapore Dollar	75.37		77.14
Japanese Yen	1.2656		1.2977


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	302.09
Kuwait		Dinar	398.16
Oman		Rial	295.81
Qatar		Riyal	31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.36
UAE		Dirham	31.00

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 
9th January, 2009 by all commercial banks were 18.41 percent and 15.21 percent respectively.

The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the 
month of December, 2008 was 11.63 percent.