Exchange Rates on 28.12.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		113.68		115.18
Sterling Pound	180.90		184.34
EURO		162.94		166.32
Swiss Franc	108.96		112.08
Canadian Dollar	107.48		110.66
Australian Dollar	100.20		102.69
Singapore Dollar	 80.57		82.26
Japanese Yen	1.2368		1.2660


(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		303.44
Kuwait		Dinar		398.94
Oman		Rial		297.14
Qatar		Riyal		31.42
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.50
UAE		Dirham		31.14


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
 (LPR) during the week ended 
24th Dec, 2009 by all commercial banks was 10.85 percent and 9.30 percent respectively.

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