Exchange Rates on 31st August ‘09 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo:
Currency		Buying Rate	  Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		114.10		115.64
Sterling Pound	184.89		188.29
Euro		162.60		165.73
Swiss Franc	106.95		109.85
Canadian Dollar	103.56		106.40
Australian Dollar	95.38		97.62
Singapore Dollar	78.89		80.53
Japanese Yen	1.2267		1.2540

(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		304.54
Kuwait		Dinar		399.95
Oman		Rial		298.12
Qatar		Riyal		31.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.61
UAE		Dirham		31.26

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
 during the week ended Aug 28th, 2009 by all commercial banks were 13.93 percent and 11.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of July, 2009 was 10.98 percent.