Exchange Rates on 26.10.2009 


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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		114.10		115.61
Sterling Pound	185.36		188.80
EURO		170.90		174.59
Swiss Franc	112.86		115.42 
Canadian Dollar	107.96		110.58
Australian Dollar	104.98		107.71
Singapore Dollar	81.68		83.41
Japanese Yen	1.2393		1.2687
	

(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		304.53
Kuwait		Dinar		401.91
Oman		Rial		298.50
Qatar		Riyal		31.56
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 23th Oct,
 2009 by all commercial banks was 12.50 percent and 10.00 percent respectively.


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