Exchange Rates on 25 May 09 
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.04		115.97
Sterling Pound	180.52		184.59
EURO		158.92		162.87
Swiss Franc	104.20		107.60
Canadian Dollar	100.69		103.98
Australian Dollar	 88.19		 90.98
Singapore Dollar	 78.51		 80.56
Japanese Yen	1.2013		1.2345

(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	I	ndicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		304.86
Kuwait		Dinar		399.01
Oman		Rial		298.50
Qatar		Riyal		31.57
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.65
UAE		Dirham		31.29

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended
 May 22nd, 2009 by all commercial banks were 16.65 per cent and 11.82 per cent respectively.

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