Date: 10.06.2009

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
US Dollar		114.14		115.84
Sterling Pound	185.80		189.60
Euro		160.01		163.66
Swiss Franc	105.08		108.31
Canadian Dollar	102.65		105.83
Australian Dollar	91.14		93.82
Singapore Dollar	78.35		80.23
Japanese Yen	1.1650		1.1947

(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
Baharain		Dinar		304.79
Kuwait		Dinar		397.77
Oman		Rial		298.44
Qatar		Riyal		31.57
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.64
UAE		Dirham		31.30

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended June 5, 2009
by all commercial banks was 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.