Exchange Rates on 01.02.2010 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.79		115.34
Sterling Pound	180.76		184.54
Euro		156.93		160.67
Swiss Franc	106.26		109.59
Canadian Dollar	105.45		108.86
Australian Dollar	99.59		102.54
Singapore Dollar	 80.29 		82.19
Japanese Yen	1.2555		1.2886


(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		304.04
Kuwait		Dinar		399.26
Oman		Rial		297.71
Qatar		Riyal		31.52
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.57
UAE		Dirham		31.21

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 28th Jan, 2010 by all commercial banks was 11.24 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month 
of January, 2010 was 7.73 percent.