Exchange Rates on 17. 06.  09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.14		115.84
Sterling Pound	186.60		190.42
EURO		157.44		161.04
Swiss Franc	104.16		107.34
Canadian Dollar	 99.93		102.99
Australian Dollar	 89.69		 92.34
Singapore Dollar	 77.92	 	79.80
Japanese Yen	1.1780		1.2081

(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		304.79
Kuwait		Dinar		398.08
Oman		Rial		298.44
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 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.