Exchange Rates on 02.02.2010 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.83		115.40
Sterling Pound	181.12		184.72
Euro		157.66		161.23
Swiss Franc	107.06		109.61
Canadian Dollar	106.61		109.27
Australian Dollar	100.57		103.21
Singapore Dollar	 80.47		82.23
Japanese Yen	1.2477		1.2783


(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		304.23
Kuwait		Dinar		398.72
Oman		Rial		297.90
Qatar		Riyal		31.51
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.58
UAE		Dirham		31.23


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week
 ended 28th Jan, 2010 by all commercial banks was 11.24 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of January,
2010 was 7.73 percent.