Exchange Rates on 27-Feb-09 

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

U.S. Dollar		114.55		116.18
Sterling Pound	163.13		166.36
EURO		145.15		148.36
Swiss Franc	97.59		100.41
Canadian Dollar	90.65		93.28
Australian Dollar	73.36		75.53
Singapore Dollar	74.08		75.78
Japanese Yen	1.1691		1.1876

(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	303.23
Kuwait		Dinar	389.45
Oman		Rial	296.93
Qatar		Riyal	31.39
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.48
UAE		Dirham	31.12

(3) 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.

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