Exchange Rates on 06-Jan-09 in SLRS

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		112.98		114.45
Sterling Pound	165.16		168.50
Euro		152.96		156.41
Swiss Franc	101.03		104.11
Canadian Dollar	94.05		96.87
Australian Dollar	79.93		82.42
Singapore Dollar	76.49		78.28
Japanese Yen	1.2058		1.2369

 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		301.38
Kuwait		Dinar		405.86
Oman		Rial		295.09
Qatar		Riyal		31.19
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.27
UAE		Dirham		30.93

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 2nd January,
2009 by all commercial banks were 18.50 percent and 15.63
percent respectively.

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