Exchange Rates on 07.04.2010 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by
commercial banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT)
at 9.30 a.m. are as follow:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.03		114.65
Sterling Pound	171.94		175.48
Euro		150.60		154.12
Swiss Franc	105.11		107.68
Canadian Dollar	112.46		115.31
Australian Dollar	104.25		107.03
Singapore Dollar	80.70		82.51
Japanese Yen	1.1949		1.2250

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based
on previous day’s market weighted average rate for the US$
are as follow:

Country		Currency		Indicative Rate
Bahrain		Dinar		301.85
Kuwait		Dinar		394.17
Oman		Rial		295.57
Qatar		Riyal		31.25
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.34
UAE		Dirham		30.98

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 1st April, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.62 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks, for the month of March, 2010 was 7.22 percent.