Exchange Rates on 08th October, ‘09 
  The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.06		115.59
Sterling Pound	181.97		185.47
Euro		167.66		171.16
Swiss Franc	110.07		113.24
Canadian Dollar	107.24		110.43
Australian Dollar	102.24		104.79
Singapore Dollar	81.49		83.22
Japanese Yen	1.2860		1.3166

  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		304.52
Kuwait		Dinar		400.91
Oman		Rial		296.21
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 2nd Oct, 2009
 by all commercial banks were 12.88 percent and 11.25 percent respectively.
 The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of September, 2009 was 10.34 percent.