Exchange Rates on 10th September 09

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.10		115.59
Sterling Pound	188.25		191.61
Euro		165.64		168.74
Swiss Franc	108.86		111.79
Canadian Dollar	105.01		107.84
Australian Dollar	97.57		99.80
Singapore Dollar	79.81		81.43
Japanese Yen	1.2350		1.2619

  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	304.53
Kuwait		Dinar	400.21
Oman		Rial	298.49
Qatar		Riyal	31.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.61
UAE		Dirham	31.26

  The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended Sep 03, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 13.23 percent and 10 percent respectively.
  The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of August 2009 was 10.84 percent.