Exchange Rates on 18. 06.  2009 

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


Currency	                 Buying Rate	          Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.09		115.77
Sterling Pound	186.54		190.32
EURO		158.59		162.18
Swiss Franc	104.89		108.08
Canadian Dollar	100.11		103.15
Australian Dollar	 90.26		 92.91
Singapore Dollar	78.1836		80.0544
Japanese Yen	1.1861		1.2162

(2) The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies, based on previous day’s market weighted 
verage rate for the US$ are as follows:

Country		Currency	Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar	304.79
Kuwait		Dinar	398.27
Oman		Rial	298.75
Qatar		Riyal	31.56
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 June 12, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 16.79 percent and 10.90 percent respectively.

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