Exchange Rates on 22. 04. 09 

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

U.S. Dollar		117.70		120.10
Sterling Pound	171.97		176.49
EURO		151.64		155.97
Swiss Franc	100.05		103.60
Canadian Dollar	 94.41		 97.78
Australian Dollar	 82.53	 	85.49
Singapore Dollar	 77.74	 	80.11
Japanese Yen	1.1920		1.2290

(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		312.74
Kuwait		Dinar		402.96
Oman		Rial		306.20
Qatar		Riyal		32.38
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		31.44
UAE		Dirham		32.10

(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 percent and 15.00 percent
respectively.

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