Exchange Rates on 04-Mar-09 


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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.65		115.05
Sterling Pound	158.90		161.87
EURO		141.51		144.36
Swiss Franc	95.62		98.22
Canadian Dollar	87.20		89.54
Australian Dollar	71.42		73.37
Singapore Dollar	72.89		74.40
Japanese Yen	1.1498		1.1759


(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		303.09
Kuwait		Dinar		387.28
Oman		Rial		296.78
Qatar		Riyal		31.37
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.46
UAE		Dirham		31.10


(3) 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.


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