Exchange Rates on 10.04.2012

(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 follows:

Currency			Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar			124.05		127.27
Sterling Pound		196.92		203.37
Euro			162.05		168.06
Swiss Franc		134.52		140.18
Canadian Dollar		123.79		128.74
Australian Dollar		127.24		132.62
Singapore Dollar		97.91		101.67
Japanese Yen		1.5091		1.5693

(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		333.67
Kuwait			Dinar		452.03
Oman			Rial		326.75
Qatar			Riyal		34.55
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		33.54
UAE			Dirham		34.25

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 05th April 2012 by all commercial banks
 was 12.65 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
 month of March, 2012 was 7.88 percent.