Exchange Rates on April 19, 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		109.54		111.28
Sterling Pound	177.30		181.55
EURO		154.75		159.10
Swiss Franc	120.96		125.28
Canadian Dollar	112.48		116.33
Australian Dollar	113.68		117.52
Singapore Dollar	87.05		89.65
Japanese Yen	1.3186		1.3597

(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		292.78
Kuwait		Dinar		398.66
Oman		Rial		286.72
Qatar		Riyal		30.32
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.44
UAE		Dirham		30.05

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th April, 2011 by all commercial
banks was 9.63 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

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