Exchange Rates on 21-Jan-09 in SLRS

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.23		114.66
Sterling Pound	157.79		160.71
Euro		146.20		149.22
Swiss Franc	98.63		100.84
Canadian Dollar	89.33		91.35
Australian Dollar	73.66		75.65
Singapore Dollar	75.07		76.64
Japanese Yen	1.2511		1.2832

(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		301.99
Kuwait		Dinar		392.56
Oman		Rial		295.69
Qatar		Riyal		31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.35
UAE		Dirham		30.99

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 16th January, 2009 by all commercial banks were 18.60 per cent
and 15.28 per cent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of
December, 2008 was 11.63 per cent.