Exchange Rates on 11th September 09

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

Currency	               Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.00		115.67
Sterling Pound	189.90		193.63
Euro		165.89		169.44
Swiss Franc	109.47		112.02
Canadian Dollar	105.42		107.91
Australian Dollar	97.99		100.46
Singapore Dollar	79.85		81.64
Japanese Yen	1.2430		1.2726

(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		304.53
Kuwait		Dinar		400.62
Oman		Rial		298.18
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 Sep 03, 2009 by all commercial banks were 13.23 
percent and 10 percent respectively.

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