Exchange Rates on 02.12.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		113.56		115.10
Sterling Pound	187.90		191.77
Euro		170.55		174.53
Swiss Franc	112.69		116.25
Canadian Dollar	107.67		111.16
Australian Dollar	104.45		107.49
Singapore Dollar	 81.88 		83.82
Japanese Yen	1.2991		1.3332

(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		303.55
Kuwait		Dinar		402.03
Oman		Rial		297.23
Qatar		Riyal		31.43
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.50
UAE		Dirham		31.16


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 27th Nov,
2009 by all commercial banks was 11.37 percent and 9.50
percent respectively.

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