Exchange Rates on 22nd September 09

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.04		115.61
Sterling Pound	184.86		188.36
Euro		167.27		170.70
Swiss Franc	110.29		112.76
Canadian Dollar	105.62		108.04
Australian Dollar	98.58		100.98
Singapore Dollar	80.28		82.01
Japanese Yen	1.2390		1.2673

(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		400.80
Oman		Rial		298.19
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 18, 2009 by all commercial
banks were 12.96 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.

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