Exchange Rates on 13th October, ‘09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.14		115.57
Sterling Pound	179.56		182.73
Euro		168.04		171.36
Swiss Franc	110.35		113.41
Canadian Dollar	109.46		112.62
Australian Dollar	102.90		105.41
Singapore Dollar	81.40		83.02
Japanese Yen	1.2654		1.2941

(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		304.52
Kuwait		Dinar		400.49
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 9th Oct, 2009
by all commercial banks were 12.91 percent and 10.90 percent
respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of September, 2009 was 10.34 percent.