Exchange Rates on 29th 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		115.60
Sterling Pound	181.16		184.52
Euro		166.14		169.74
Swiss Franc	109.95		112.49
Canadian Dollar	104.56		107.09
Australian Dollar	99.13		101.72
Singapore Dollar	80.16		81.83
Japanese Yen	1.2629		1.2929

(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		304.21
Kuwait		Dinar		400.08
Oman		Rial		297.87
Qatar		Riyal		31.49
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.58
UAE		Dirham		31.22

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended Sep 25th, 2009 by all commercial
banks were 13.39 percent and 11.25 percent respectively.

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