Exchange Rates on 20th October, 2009 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.06		115.59
Sterling Pound	186.61		190.17
Euro		170.29		173.82
Swiss Franc	112.07		115.32
Canadian Dollar	110.11		113.40
Australian Dollar	105.39		108.00
Singapore Dollar	81.86		83.60
Japanese Yen	1.2573		1.2872


(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		401.34
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 16th 
Oct, 2009 by all commercial banks were 12.72 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.


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