Exchange Rates on 29.10.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		114.13		115.54
Sterling Pound	186.41		189.57
EURO		167.41		170.52
Swiss Franc	110.79		113.01 
Canadian Dollar	105.30		107.52
Australian Dollar	102.01		104.13
Singapore Dollar	 81.16 		82.63
Japanese Yen	1.2585		1.2845

(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	304.56
Kuwait		Dinar	401.08
Oman		Rial	298.21
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 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.