Exchange Rates on 20-Jan-09 in SLRS

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.12		114.75
Sterling Pound	160.89		164.35
Euro		146.68		149.97
Swiss Franc	98.92		101.86
Canadian Dollar	89.35		91.97
Australian Dollar	74.31		76.56
Singapore Dollar	75.02		76.80
Japanese Yen	1.2468		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		302.05
Kuwait		Dinar		401.27
Oman		Rial		295.77
Qatar		Riyal		31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.36
UAE		Dirham		31.00

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 16th January, 2009 by all
commercial banks were 18.60 per cent and 15.28 per cent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for
the month of December, 2008 was 11.63 per cent.