Exchange Rates on 30-Mar-09 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.21		115.81
Sterling Pound	162.40		165.60
EURO		150.89		154.19
Swiss Franc	98.94		101.82
Canadian Dollar	91.32		93.96
Australian Dollar	78.03		80.31
Singapore Dollar	74.88		76.61
Japanese Yen	1.1631		1.1914


(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		304.76
Kuwait		Dinar		394.85
Oman		Rial		298.39
Qatar		Riyal		31.55
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.63
UAE		Dirham		31.28


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 27th March, 2009 by 
all commercial banks were 18.89 per cent and 15.00 per cent respectively.


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