Exchange Rates on 28.05.2009 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		114.09		115.87
Sterling Pound	181.48		185.33
Euro		157.28		160.98
Swiss Franc	103.68		106.92
Canadian Dollar	101.05		104.22
Australian Dollar	88.21		90.89
Singapore Dollar	78.04		79.97
Japanese Yen	1.1839		1.2150
(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	304.78
Kuwait		Dinar	398.42
Oman		Rial	298.46
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.