Exchange Rates on 30-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		113.22		114.85
Sterling Pound	160.54		163.79
Euro		145.48		148.74
Swiss Franc	97.40		100.27
Canadian Dollar	91.48		94.19
Australian Dollar	72.51		74.71
Singapore Dollar	74.79		76.55
Japanese Yen	1.2589		1.2971

(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	302.00
Kuwait		Dinar	393.67
Oman		Rial	295.71
Qatar		Riyal	31.26
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.34
UAE		Dirham	30.99

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 23rd January, 2009 by all commercial banks were 19.37 per cent and 16.61 per cent respectively.

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