Exchange Rates on 27-Mar-09 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.82		115.25
Sterling Pound	164.33		167.32
EURO		153.77		156.90
Swiss Franc	100.70		102.96
Canadian Dollar	92.26		94.34
Australian Dollar	79.18		81.26
Singapore Dollar	75.31		76.87
Japanese Yen	1.1518		1.1780

(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	302.87
Kuwait		Dinar	394.07
Oman		Rial	296.57
Qatar		Riyal	31.35
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.45
UAE		Dirham	31.09

(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 per cent and 11.00 per cent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of February, 2009 was 11.55 per cent.