Exchange Rates on 15.02.2010 

(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		113.75		115.32
Sterling Pound	177.54		181.08
Euro		154.06		157.56
Swiss Franc	105.00		107.52
Canadian Dollar	107.55		110.23
Australian Dollar	100.12		102.76
Singapore Dollar	 80.20		 81.95
Japanese Yen	1.2569		1.2878

(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		304.08
Kuwait		Dinar		397.75
Oman		Rial		297.82
Qatar		Riyal		31.49
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.57
UAE		Dirham		31.21

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended
 12th Feb, 2010 by all commercial banks were 10.99 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.