Exchange Rates on 09.11.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		113.96		115.36
Sterling Pound	189.81		192.99
EURO		169.39		172.51
Swiss Franc	111.97		114.19 
Canadian Dollar	106.04		108.27
Australian Dollar	105.01		107.17
Singapore Dollar	 81.85		 83.32
Japanese Yen	1.2594		1.2853


 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		304.52
Kuwait		Dinar		402.16
Oman		Rial		298.23
Qatar		Riyal		31.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.61
UAE		Dirham		31.26


 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during 
the week ended 06th Nov, 2009 by all commercial banks was 12.02 percent and 10.00 percent respectively.

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