Exchange Rates on 08-Apr-09 

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


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.96		116.51
Sterling Pound	168.27		171.51
EURO		151.06		154.32
Swiss Franc	99.50		102.36
Canadian Dollar	91.86		94.49
Australian Dollar	80.63		82.95
Singapore Dollar	75.42		77.13
Japanese Yen	1.1431		1.1706

(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		307.01
Kuwait		Dinar		396.69
Oman		Rial		300.60
Qatar		Riyal		31.79
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.86
UAE		Dirham		31.51

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 03rd April, 2009
by all commercial banks were 19.16 per cent and 13.25 percent 
respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of March, 2009 was 11.53 percent.