Exchange Rates on 07.01.2010 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		113.51		115.12
Sterling Pound	181.17		184.83
Euro		162.78		166.52
Swiss Franc	109.87		112.54
Canadian Dollar	109.27		112.03
Australian Dollar	104.09		106.85
Singapore Dollar	 81.13 		82.94
Japanese Yen	1.2247		1.2554

(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	303.26
Kuwait		Dinar	398.53
Oman		Rial	296.96
Qatar		Riyal	31.40
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.49
UAE		Dirham	31.13

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 1st Jan, 2010 by all commercial banks was 10.91 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial banks, for the month 
of December, 2009 was 8.01 percent.