Exchange Rates on 11.01.2010 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.54		115.19
Sterling Pound	182.05		185.87
Euro		163.81		167.78
Swiss Franc	110.70		114.27
Canadian Dollar	109.55		113.21
Australian Dollar	104.80		107.98
Singapore Dollar	 81.37 		83.35
Japanese Yen	1.2231		1.2561

(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		399.13
Oman		Rial		297.13
Qatar		Riyal		31.43
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.50
UAE		Dirham	31.15

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the 
week ended 8th Jan, 2010 by all commercial banks was 10.79 percent and 9.25 percent respectively.

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