Exchange Rates on 31-Mar-09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.68		116.28
Sterling Pound	163.58		166.80
EURO		151.29		154.59
Swiss Franc	99.30		102.19
Canadian Dollar	90.54		93.15
Australian Dollar	78.16		80.45
Singapore Dollar	75.16		76.88
Japanese Yen	1.1632		1.1914


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		305.43
Kuwait		Dinar		395.21
Oman		Rial		299.08
Qatar		Riyal		31.62
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.70
UAE		Dirham		31.35

 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.

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