Exchange Rates on 30.11.2009 

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

Currency	                        	Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar			113.69		115.30
Sterling Pound		187.91		191.77
Euro			170.36		174.41
Swiss Franc		112.47		116.07
Canadian Dollar		106.73		110.23
Australian Dollar		103.45		106.56
Singapore Dollar		 81.88 		83.33
Japanese Yen		1.3039		1.3389

(2) The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies, based on 
previous day’s market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follows:

Country	              Currency	              Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		303.98
Kuwait		Dinar		402.50
Oman		Rial		297.65
Qatar		Riyal		31.47
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.56
UAE		Dirham		31.20

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest 
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 27th Nov, 2009 by all commercial 
banks was 11.37 percent and 9.50 percent respectively.

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