Exchange Rates on 05-Mar-09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.63		115.04
Sterling Pound	160.28		163.27
EURO		142.70		145.56
Swiss Franc	96.27		98.90
Canadian Dollar	88.35		90.74
Australian Dollar	72.48		74.45
Singapore Dollar	72.95		74.47
Japanese Yen	1.1410		1.1664

(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.