Exchange Rates on 18.12.2009 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
	
U.S. Dollar		113.49		115.09
Sterling Pound	183.25		187.01
EURO		162.50		166.37
Swiss Franc	108.21		111.63
Canadian Dollar	105.48		108.93
Australian Dollar	100.08		103.10
Singapore Dollar	 80.64 		82.56
Japanese Yen	1.2583		1.2919

(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	303.00
Kuwait		Dinar	398.90
Oman		Rial	296.68
Qatar		Riyal	31.37
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.45
UAE		Dirham	31.10

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 11th Dec, 2009
by all commercial banks was 11.29 percent and 9.30 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of November, 2009 was 8.51 percent.