Exchange Rates on 01-Apr-09 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		115.10		116.65
Sterling Pound	164.16		167.31
EURO		151.52		154.76
Swiss Franc	100.05		102.92
Canadian Dollar	90.21		92.77
Australian Dollar	78.72		81.01
Singapore Dollar	75.30		76.99
Japanese Yen	1.1598		1.1877
(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		306.93
Kuwait		Dinar		396.94
Oman		Rial		300.54
Qatar		Riyal		31.78
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.85
UAE		Dirham		31.50
(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 percent and 15.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of February, 2009 was 11.55 percent.