Exchange Rates on 29.05.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.19		115.87
Sterling Pound	181.93		185.42
Euro		159.17		162.56
Swiss Franc	105.25		107.67
Canadian Dollar	102.27		104.66
Australian Dollar	89.41		91.71
Singapore Dollar	78.43		80.15
Japanese Yen	1.1805		1.2081

(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		304.85
Kuwait		Dinar		398.95
Oman		Rial		298.54
Qatar		Riyal		31.57
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.65
UAE		Dirham		31.29

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 22nd May, 2009
by all commercial banks were 16.65 percent and 11.82 percent
respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of April, 2009 was 11.52 percent.