Exchange Rates on 19.04.2012
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		126.91		130.15
Sterling Pound	202.79		209.35
Euro		165.57		171.64
Swiss Franc	137.42		143.15
Canadian Dollar	127.25		132.27
Australian Dollar	130.49		135.94
Singapore Dollar	100.72		104.55
Japanese Yen	1.5482		1.6095

 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		340.76
Kuwait		Dinar		461.80
Oman		Rial		332.87
Qatar		Riyal		35.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		34.26
UAE		Dirham		34.98

 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
 during the week ended 11th April, 2012 by all commercial banks was 12.76 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

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