Exchange Rates on April 29, 2011

 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		109.02		110.78
Sterling Pound	180.76		185.13
EURO		160.69		165.24
Swiss Franc	123.65		128.13
Canadian Dollar	113.61		117.45
Australian Dollar	117.93		121.91
Singapore Dollar	88.24		90.90
Japanese Yen	1.3280		1.3697

 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		291.39
Kuwait		Dinar		400.62
Oman		Rial		285.34
Qatar		Riyal		30.17
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.29
UAE		Dirham		29.91

 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
 (LPR) during the week ended 21st April, 2011 by all commercial banks was 8.97
 percent and 7.10 percent respectively.

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