Exchange Rates on April 06, 2011


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

Currency	                Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		109.55		111.37
Sterling Pound	178.20		182.60
EURO		155.22		159.71
Swiss Franc	117.10		121.35
Canadian Dollar	112.81		116.67
Australian Dollar	112.57		116.45
Singapore Dollar	86.35		88.98
Japanese Yen	1.2751		1.3154

(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		292.74
Kuwait		Dinar		398.17
Oman		Rial		286.54
Qatar		Riyal		30.31
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.43
UAE		Dirham		30.05

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 01st, 2011 by all commercial banks
was 9.30 percent and 7.10 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of March, 2011 was 6.20 percent.