Exchange Rates on 29 June 09 

(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	187.35		191.16
EURO		159.30		162.90
Swiss Franc	104.21		107.37
Canadian Dollar	97.95		100.91
Australian Dollar	90.84		93.51
Singapore Dollar	78.10		79.98
Japanese Yen	1.1901		1.2203


(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	I	ndicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		304.79
Kuwait		Dinar		399.68
Oman		Rial		298.76
Qatar		Riyal		31.56
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.64
UAE		Dirham		31.30


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
 (LPR) during the week ended June 26, 2009 by all commercial banks were 15.89 percent and 11.42 percent respectively.


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