Exchange Rates on 12-Feb-09 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.33		114.89
Sterling Pound	162.62		165.76
EURO		145.82		148.96
Swiss Franc	97.16		99.93
Canadian Dollar	90.71		93.30
Australian Dollar	74.02		76.16
Singapore Dollar	74.84		76.54
Japanese Yen	1.2526		1.2829

(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	302.19
Kuwait		Dinar	389.46
Oman		Rial	295.89
Qatar		Riyal	31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.37
UAE		Dirham	31.02

(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.