Exchange Rates on 30. 04 . 09 

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

U.S. Dollar		119.16		121.01
Sterling Pound	175.96		179.72
Euro		157.92		161.63
Swiss Franc	104.41		107.62
Canadian Dollar	 98.69		101.74
Australian Dollar	 86.01		 88.63
Singapore Dollar	 80.05		 82.02
Japanese Yen	1.2158		1.2475

(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	318.51
Kuwait		Dinar	412.00
Oman		Rial	311.87
Qatar		Riyal	32.99
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	32.02
UAE		Dirham	32.69

(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.