Exchange Rates on 04.12.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		113.54		115.13
Sterling Pound	187.20		191.02
EURO		170.17		174.18
Swiss Franc	112.53		116.11 
Canadian Dollar	106.50		109.97
Australian Dollar	104.02		107.13
Singapore Dollar	 81.75 		83.69
Japanese Yen	1.2798		1.3138

(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	303.11
Kuwait		Dinar	400.99
Oman		Rial	296.79
Qatar		Riyal	31.38
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.47
UAE		Dirham	31.11

(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.