Exchange Rates on 04 May 09 
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		119.25		120.90
Sterling Pound	178.04		181.53
Euro		158.39		161.86
Swiss Franc	104.80		107.29
Canadian Dollar	100.52		102.94
Australian Dollar	 87.29		 89.67
Singapore Dollar	 80.60		 82.40
Japanese Yen	1.1943		1.2234

(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		318.65
Kuwait		Dinar		412.54
Oman		Rial		312.15
Qatar		Riyal		33.02
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		32.03
UAE		Dirham		32.71
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 
30th, 2009 by all commercial banks were 18.16 percent and 12.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of April, 2009 was 11.52 percent.