Exchange Rates on 27 Apr. 09 
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	   Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		119.03		121.38
Sterling Pound	173.36		177.51
Euro		156.16		160.25
Swiss Franc	103.13		106.97
Canadian Dollar	 97.09		100.59
Australian Dollar	 84.30		 87.11
Singapore Dollar	 79.36		 81.54
Japanese Yen	1.2240		1.2612

(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		318.97
Kuwait		Dinar		412.28
Oman		Rial		312.34
Qatar		Riyal		33.03
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		32.07
UAE		Dirham		32.74

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 24, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 18.83 percent and 14.00 percent respectively.

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