Exchange Rates on 07. 05. 2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		116.10		118.18
Sterling Pound	175.27		179.42
Euro		153.85		157.85
Swiss Franc	101.58		104.96
Canadian Dollar	 98.95		102.27
Australian Dollar	 86.88		 89.75
Singapore Dollar	 78.65		 80.79
Japanese Yen	1.1722		1.2056

(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		316.05
Kuwait		Dinar		409.48
Oman		Rial		309.48
Qatar		Riyal		32.73
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		31.77
UAE		Dirham		32.44

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 30, 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.