Exchange Rates on 26.05.2009 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		114.04		115.97
Sterling Pound	180.68		184.75
Euro		158.75		162.69
Swiss Franc	104.20		107.60
Canadian Dollar	100.39		103.69
Australian Dollar	88.04		90.83
Singapore Dollar	78.39		80.44
Japanese Yen	1.1985		1.2316

(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		304.84
Kuwait		Dinar		398.88
Oman		Rial		298.49
Qatar		Riyal		31.57
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.64
UAE		Dirham		31.29

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 22nd May, 2009
by all commercial banks were 16.65 percent and 11.82 percent
respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of April, 2009 was 11.52 percent.