Exchange Rates on 13-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		113.14		114.77
Sterling Pound	166.70		170.06
Euro		150.17		153.53
Swiss Franc	100.46		103.45
Canadian Dollar	92.14		94.87
Australian Dollar	76.00		78.28
Singapore Dollar	75.51		77.28
Japanese Yen	1.2597		1.2916

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		301.98
Kuwait		Dinar		401.29
Oman		Rial		295.69
Qatar		Riyal		31.26
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.35
UAE		Dirham		30.99
 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 9th January, 2009 by all commercial banks were 18.41 percent
and 15.21 percent respectively.
 The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the month of
December, 2008 was 11.63 percent.