Exchange Rates on 03rd September, ‘09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.07		115.70
Sterling Pound	184.87		188.64
Euro		162.07		165.75
Swiss Franc	106.66		109.93
Canadian Dollar	102.49		105.64
Australian Dollar	94.45		97.21
Singapore Dollar	78.77		80.66
Japanese Yen	1.2310		1.2625

(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	304.58
Kuwait		Dinar	399.30
Oman		Rial	298.22
Qatar		Riyal	31.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.62
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.