Exchange Rates on 13-Mar-09 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.56		115.19
Sterling Pound	157.71		160.90
EURO		146.12		149.39
Swiss Franc	94.91		 97.67
Canadian Dollar	88.24		90.81
Australian Dollar	73.76		75.96
Singapore Dollar	73.56		75.27
Japanese Yen	1.1572		1.1860

(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		303.05
Kuwait			Dinar		387.24
Oman			Rial		296.75
Qatar			Riyal		31.37
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		30.46
UAE			Dirham		31.10

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th March, 2009
 by all commercial banks were 19.81 per cent and 11.00 per cent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of February, 2009 was 11.55 per cent.