Exchange Rates on 13.11.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		113.68		115.28
Sterling Pound	188.02		191.87
EURO		168.14		172.12
Swiss Franc	110.87		114.39 
Canadian Dollar	106.76		110.25
Australian Dollar	104.39		107.52
Singapore Dollar	 81.47 		83.41
Japanese Yen	1.2533		1.2867

(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	303.56
Kuwait		Dinar	401.50
Oman		Rial	297.27
Qatar		Riyal	31.44
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.52
UAE		Dirham	31.16

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week 
ended 06th Nov, 2009 by all commercial banks was 12.02 percent and 10.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial banks, for the month of 
October, 2009 was 9.76 percent.