Exchange Rates on April 20, 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		109.49		111.23
Sterling Pound	178.26		182.54
EURO		156.60		161.00
Swiss Franc	120.84		125.17
Canadian Dollar	113.77		117.60
Australian Dollar	114.88		118.74
Singapore Dollar	87.64		90.24
Japanese Yen	1.3121		1.3529

(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		398.93
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.