Exchange Rates on 03.11.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		114.07		115.60
Sterling Pound	186.33		189.89
EURO		168.12		171.63
Swiss Franc	110.89		114.11 
Canadian Dollar	105.09		108.22
Australian Dollar	102.80		105.36
Singapore Dollar	 81.35 		83.07
Japanese Yen	1.2575		1.2875

(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		304.50
Kuwait		Dinar		401.24
Oman		Rial		298.10
Qatar		Riyal		31.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.61
UAE		Dirham		31.25


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 30th Oct, 2009
by all commercial banks was 12.43 percent and 10.50 percent 
respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the
commercial banks, for the month of October, 2009 was 9.76 percent.