Exchange Rates on 08-Jan-09 in SLRS

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.09		114.72
Sterling Pound	169.65		173.07
Euro		152.79		156.21
Swiss Franc	101.55		104.58
Canadian Dollar	93.68		96.48
Australian Dollar	79.33		81.68
Singapore Dollar	76.14		77.93
Japanese Yen	1.2139		1.2444


(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	302.01
Kuwait		Dinar	402.26
Oman		Rial	295.73
Qatar		Riyal	31.27
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.35
UAE		Dirham	30.99

(3) 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.

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