Exchange Rates on 20. Apr.09 

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


Currency	                                 Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar			115.36		116.90
Sterling Pound		169.45		172.70
EURO			149.32		152.53
Swiss Franc		 97.92		100.70
Canadian Dollar		 94.09		 96.79
Australian Dollar		 82.07		 84.42
Singapore Dollar		 76.20		 77.91
Japanese Yen		1.1623		1.1902

(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		307.63
Kuwait			Dinar		397.27
Oman			Rial		301.23
Qatar			Riyal		31.86
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		30.92
UAE			Dirham		31.57

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 17th, 2009 by all 
commercial banks were 19.26 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.