Exchange Rates on 03-Mar-09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		113.69		115.32
Sterling Pound	159.35		162.52
EURO		142.61		145.77
Swiss Franc	96.12		98.93
Canadian Dollar	87.58		90.13
Australian Dollar	71.55		73.69
Singapore Dollar	73.03		74.71
Japanese Yen	1.1624		1.1908

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		303.08
Kuwait		Dinar		387.28
Oman		Rial		296.78
Qatar		Riyal		31.37
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.46
UAE		Dirham		31.10

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 27th February, 2009 by all commercial
banks were 19.39 per cent and 14.75 per cent respectively.

The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of February, 2009 was 11.55 per cent.