Exchange Rates on 09.02.2010 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial
banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follow:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.92		115.51
Sterling Pound	177.16		180.79
Euro		155.02		158.71
Swiss Franc	105.32		108.60
Canadian Dollar	105.14		108.55
Australian Dollar	97.83		100.79
Singapore Dollar	79.78		81.67
Japanese Yen	1.2675		1.3010


(2) The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies, based on
previous day’s market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country		Currency		Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		304.34
Kuwait		Dinar		397.91
Oman		Rial		298.00
Qatar		Riyal		31.54
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.59
UAE		Dirham		31.24


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 5th Feb, 2010 by
all commercial banks was 10.76 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.