Exchange Rates on 09th September 09

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

U.S. Dollar			114.09		115.58
Sterling Pound		188.11		191.46
Euro			164.94		168.02
Swiss Franc		108.32		111.25
Canadian Dollar		105.14		108.00
Australian Dollar		97.68		99.92
Singapore Dollar		79.81		81.43
Japanese Yen		1.2307		1.2575

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s market 
weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:
Country			Currency		Indicative Rate

Bahrain			Dinar		304.50
Kuwait			Dinar		401.27
Oman			Rial		298.11
Qatar			Riyal		31.55
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 Sep 03rd, 2009 by all commercial banks were 13.23 percent and
10.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for 
the month of August 2009 was 10.84 percent.