Exchange Rates on 09.06.2009 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.12		115.87
Sterling Pound	182.03		185.84
EURO		157.77		161.44
Swiss Franc	103.77		107.00
Canadian Dollar	101.39		104.57
Australian Dollar	 89.33		 92.01
Singapore Dollar	 77.83		 79.74
Japanese Yen	1.1551		1.1849

(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		304.81
Kuwait		Dinar		397.52
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 
05th June, 2009 by all commercial banks were 16.71 percent and 11.27 percent respectively.

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