Exchange Rates on 28.04.09 
The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial
banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		118.96		121.11
Sterling Pound	173.13		177.28
Euro		154.24		158.29
Swiss Franc	102.13		105.53
Canadian Dollar	 96.90		100.14
Australian Dollar	 83.20		 85.99
Singapore Dollar	 78.95		 81.11
Japanese Yen	1.2292		1.2645

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		318.64
Kuwait		Dinar		412.08
Oman		Rial		312.00
Qatar		Riyal		33.00
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		32.03
UAE		Dirham		32.70

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