Exchange Rates on 13.05.2009 

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


Currency	                      	Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar			116.61		118.70
Sterling Pound		178.03		182.25
Euro			159.03		163.16
Swiss Franc		105.07		108.60
Canadian Dollar		99.97		103.34
Australian Dollar		88.91		91.83
Singapore Dollar		79.83		81.99
Japanese Yen		1.2076		1.2421


(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		311.71
Kuwait		Dinar		405.68
Oman		Rial		305.24
Qatar		Riyal		32.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		31.34
UAE		Dirham		31.99


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime 
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 7th, May, 2009 by all commercial banks
were 18.14 percent and 13.84 percent respectively.


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