Exchange Rates on 17. Apr.09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		115.09		116.52
Sterling Pound	170.86		173.90
EURO		150.68		153.49
Swiss Franc	 99.32		101.88
Canadian Dollar	 94.38		 96.83
Australian Dollar	 82.46		 84.41
Singapore Dollar	 76.58		 78.09
Japanese Yen	1.1523		1.1765

(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	307.26
Kuwait		Dinar	397.06
Oman		Rial	300.85
Qatar		Riyal	31.81
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.89
UAE		Dirham	31.53

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 8th, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 19.34 per cent and 15.00 per cent respectively.

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