Exchange Rates on 08th September ‘09

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

Currency	               Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.01		115.70
Sterling Pound	185.84		189.63
Euro		162.80		166.49
Swiss Franc	106.76		110.04
Canadian Dollar	104.90		108.15
Australian Dollar	96.72		99.53
Singapore Dollar	79.28		81.18
Japanese Yen	1.2231		1.2544

(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		304.53
Kuwait		Dinar		399.54
Oman		Rial		298.20
Qatar		Riyal		31.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.61
UAE		Dirham		31.26

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
 (LPR) during the week ended Sep 03rd, 2009 by all commercial banks were 13.23 percent and 10.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of Augu, 2009 was 10.84 percent.