Exchange Rates on 23. Apr.09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		118.70		120.90
Sterling Pound	171.21		175.39
EURO		153.59		157.69
Swiss Franc	101.15		104.56
Canadian Dollar	 95.00		 98.21
Australian Dollar	 83.03	 	85.85
Singapore Dollar	 78.48		 80.65
Japanese Yen	1.2091		1.2444

(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		316.40
Kuwait		Dinar		407.80
Oman		Rial		309.81
Qatar		Riyal		32.77
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		31.80
UAE		Dirham		32.47

(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.