Exchange Rates on 06.Feb.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		113.28		114.86
Sterling Pound	165.25		168.31
Euro		144.20		147.38
Swiss Franc	95.89		 98.66
Canadian Dollar	91.04	 	93.69
Australian Dollar	73.17		 75.35
Singapore Dollar	74.94		 76.65
Japanese Yen	1.2393		1.2700


(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	386.14
Oman		Rial	295.76
Qatar		Riyal	31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.36
UAE		Dirham	31.00


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 30rd January, 2009 by all commercial banks were 
19.31 per cent and 15.25 per cent respectively.


(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month 
of December, 2008 was 11.74 per cent.