Exchange Rates on 22.10.2009 

The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		114.14		115.53
Sterling Pound	189.07		192.43
EURO		170.62		173.96
Swiss Franc	112.53		116.66
Canadian Dollar	108.32		111.42
Australian Dollar	105.09		107.57
Singapore Dollar	81.51		83.13
Japanese Yen	1.2486		1.2766


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	304.53
Kuwait		Dinar	402.38
Oman		Rial	298.51
Qatar		Riyal	31.54
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.61
UAE		Dirham	31.31


The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 16th Oct, 2009 by all commercial banks was 12.72 percent 
and 10.50 percent respectively.

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