Exchange Rates on May 09, 2011


(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo for 
Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:


Currency	                           Buying Rate	     	 Selling Rate


US Dollar			108.99		110.67
Sterling Pound		177.88		182.06
EURO			155.94		160.25
Swiss Franc		123.21		127.60
Canadian Dollar		112.28		115.99
Australian Dollar		116.17		120.01
Singapore Dollar		87.94		90.53
Japanese Yen		1.3439		1.3852


(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	291.24
Kuwait		Dinar	398.89
Oman		Rial	285.18
Qatar		Riyal	30.15
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.28
UAE		Dirham	29.89


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 06th May, 2011 by all commercial banks was 8.97 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.


(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks 
for the month of April, 2011 was 6.22 percent.