Exchange Rates on 10-Feb-09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		113.32		114.90
Sterling Pound	167.72		171.02
EURO		145.17		148.37
Swiss Franc	95.80		98.57
Canadian Dollar	92.04		94.73
Australian Dollar	75.45		77.69
Singapore Dollar	75.26		76.98
Japanese Yen	1.2327		1.2633

(2) The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies, based on
previous day’s market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country		Currency		Indicative Rate
Bahrain		Dinar		302.14
Kuwait		Dinar		386.45
Oman		Rial		295.84
Qatar		Riyal		31.27
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.37
UAE		Dirham		31.01

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th February, 2009 by all
commercial banks were 20.10 percent and 15.25 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of January, 2009 was 11.74 percent.