Exchange Rates on 14.05.2009 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		116.90		118.94
Sterling Pound	176.30		180.40
Euro		157.94		161.97
Swiss Franc	104.60		108.06
Canadian Dollar	98.81		102.09
Australian Dollar	87.43		90.27
Singapore Dollar	79.41		81.52
Japanese Yen	1.2195		1.2539


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	311.99
Kuwait		Dinar	406.48
Oman		Rial	305.87
Qatar		Riyal	32.33
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	31.37
UAE		Dirham	32.03

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.

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