Exchange Rates on 23.04.2010 

(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		113.16		114.80
Sterling Pound	173.04		176.68
Euro		148.87		152.50
Swiss Franc	103.54		106.82
Canadian Dollar	111.82		115.57
Australian Dollar	103.81		106.96
Singapore Dollar	82.00		83.99
Japanese Yen	1.2044		1.2368

(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	301.98
Kuwait		Dinar	394.35
Oman		Rial	295.71
Qatar		Riyal	31.27
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.36
UAE		Dirham	31.00


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended
April 16, 2010 by all commercial banks was 10.42 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.