Exchange Rates on 24-Feb-09 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.63		115.26
Sterling Pound	164.82		168.09
EURO		143.87		147.06
Swiss Franc	96.58		99.41
Canadian Dollar	90.23		92.86
Australian Dollar	72.54		74.70
Singapore Dollar	73.88		75.60
Japanese Yen	1.1937		1.2231


 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		302.18
Kuwait		Dinar		392.37
Oman		Rial		295.90
Qatar		Riyal		31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.37
UAE		Dirham		31.01


The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th February, 2009 by all commercial
banks were 19.18 per cent and 15.19 per cent respectively.

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