Exchange Rates on 28.10.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		114.03		115.64
Sterling Pound	186.09		189.83
EURO		168.24		172.07
Swiss Franc	111.13		113.83 
Canadian Dollar	106.49		109.19
Australian Dollar	103.45		106.20
Singapore Dollar	 81.19		83.00
Japanese Yen	1.2424		1.2733

(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		402.13
Oman		Rial		298.18
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 23rd Oct, 2009
by all commercial banks was 12.50 percent and 10.00 percent
respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial
banks, for the month of September, 2009 was 10.34 percent.