Exchange Rates on 08.01.2010 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.56		115.19
Sterling Pound	180.32		184.08
Euro		161.76		165.65
Swiss Franc	108.87		112.34
Canadian Dollar	108.81		112.41
Australian Dollar	103.21		106.33
Singapore Dollar	 80.89		 82.83
Japanese Yen	1.2111		1.2434


(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	303.25
Kuwait		Dinar	398.96
Oman		Rial	296.94
Qatar		Riyal	31.41
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.48
UAE		Dirham	31.12

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 1st Jan, 2010 
by all commercial banks was 10.91 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial banks, for the month of December, 2009 was 8.01 percent.