Exchange Rates on 04. 06. 2009 

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

U.S. Dollar		114.08		115.91
Sterling Pound	185.47		189.47
EURO		161.06		164.91
Swiss Franc	105.92		109.31
Canadian Dollar	101.95		105.20
Australian Dollar	 90.71		 93.49
Singapore Dollar	 78.64		 80.63
Japanese Yen	1.1811		1.2127

(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	304.80
Kuwait		Dinar	400.32
Oman		Rial	298.45
Qatar		Riyal	31.58
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 May 29th, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 17.92 percent and 14.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of May, 2009 was 11.43 percent.