Exchange Rates on 17.12.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		113.60		115.01
Sterling Pound	184.26		187.47
EURO		163.26		166.46
Swiss Franc	107.89		110.85
Canadian Dollar	105.80		108.81
Australian Dollar	101.05		103.51
Singapore Dollar	 80.91 		82.49
Japanese Yen	1.2558		1.2839

(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	303.31
Kuwait		Dinar	399.73
Oman		Rial	296.99
Qatar		Riyal	31.40
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.49
UAE		Dirham	31.13

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 11th Dec, 2009 
by all commercial banks was 11.29 percent and 9.30 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of November, 2009 was 8.51 percent.