Exchange Rates on 23.10.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		114.04		115.67
Sterling Pound	189.30		193.22
Euro		170.59		174.68
Swiss Franc	112.43		116.04
Canadian Dollar	107.89		111.45
Australian Dollar	104.92		108.08
Singapore Dollar	81.50		83.46
Japanese Yen	1.2379		1.2711


(2) 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	304.55
Kuwait		Dinar	403.50
Oman		Rial	298.15
Qatar		Riyal	31.54
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.62
UAE		Dirham	31.26


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended Oct 16, 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.