Exchange Rates on 24. 04. 09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		119.04		121.39
Sterling Pound	174.17		178.63
EURO		155.91		160.25
Swiss Franc	102.72		106.31
Canadian Dollar	 96.49		 99.88
Australian Dollar	 84.27		 87.23
Singapore Dollar	 79.19		 81.48
Japanese Yen	1.2165		1.2534

(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	318.49
Kuwait		Dinar	411.58
Oman		Rial	311.79
Qatar		Riyal	32.97
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	32.01
UAE		Dirham	32.69

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 17, 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.