Exchange Rates on 25-Mar-09 


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

Currency			Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar			113.33		114.96
Sterling Pound		165.81		169.13
EURO			152.03		155.40
Swiss Franc		99.47		102.40
Canadian Dollar		91.42		94.11
Australian Dollar		78.34		80.65
Singapore Dollar		74.52		76.25
Japanese Yen		1.1538		1.1823


(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		302.79
Kuwait		Dinar		393.57
Oman		Rial		296.46
Qatar		Riyal		31.35
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.43
UAE		Dirham		31.07


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th March, 2009 by all commercial banks
were 18.65 percent and 11.00 percent respectively.


(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the 
month of February, 2009 was 11.55 percent.