Exchange Rates on 19-05 - 2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.31		116.54
Sterling Pound	174.66		179.07
Euro		154.32		158.57
Swiss Franc	101.72		105.28
Canadian Dollar	97.46		100.88
Australian Dollar	86.86		89.85
Singapore Dollar	77.75		79.98
Japanese Yen	1.1807		1.2163

(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		308.06
Kuwait		Dinar		400.03
Oman		Rial		301.30
Qatar		Riyal		31.87
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.93
UAE		Dirham		31.60

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 15th May, 2009
by all commercial banks were 18.27 percent and 14.14 percent
respectively.

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