Exchange Rates on 19-Feb-09 
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		113.55		115.13
Sterling Pound	161.58		164.72
EURO		142.31		145.40
Swiss Franc	96.07		98.83
Canadian Dollar	89.63		92.20
Australian Dollar	72.31		74.43
Singapore Dollar	73.97		75.66
Japanese Yen	1.2111		1.2405

(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		387.38
Oman		Rial		295.86
Qatar		Riyal		31.28
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 13th February, 2009 by all commercial banks were 19.56 per cent and 15.24 per cent respectively.

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