Exchange Rates on 24 June 09 

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

Currency	                    	Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar			114.09		115.77
Sterling Pound		187.21		191.01
EURO			160.06		163.68
Swiss Franc		106.16		109.39
Canadian Dollar		98.59		101.58
Australian Dollar		90.00		92.64
Singapore Dollar		78.09		79.98
Japanese Yen		1.1908		1.2211

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		304.76
Kuwait		Dinar		398.95
Oman		Rial		298.75
Qatar		Riyal		31.57
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.64
UAE		Dirham		31.28

 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended June 19th 2009 by all commercial banks
were 16.05 percent and 12.18 percent respectively.
 The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of May, 2009 was 11.43 percent.