Exchange Rates on 16-Mar-09 

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

Currency 		Buying Rate 	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar 	113.60 		115.03
Sterling Pound	158.91 		161.83
EURO 		146.03 		149.02
Swiss Franc 	95.10 		97.22
Canadian Dollar 	88.77 		90.77
Australian Dollar 	74.14 		76.10
Singapore Dollar	73.52		75.06
Japanese Yen	1.1510		1.1771

(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 		302.87
Kuwait 		Dinar 		387.00
Oman 		Rial 		296.57
Qatar		Riyal 		31.36
Saudi Arabia	Riyal 		30.44
UAE 		Dirham 		31.08
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 13th March, 
2009 by all commercial banks were 18.27 per cent and 11.00 per cent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of February, 2009 was 11.55 per cent.