Exchange Rates on 15th October, 2009 

(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	182.74		185.95
Euro		170.05		173.41
Swiss Franc	111.87		114.99
Canadian Dollar	110.88		114.10
Australian Dollar	104.51		107.05
Singapore Dollar	82.05		83.70
Japanese Yen	1.2713		1.3001

(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	304.53
Kuwait		Dinar	401.23
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.