Exchange Rates on 24.04.2012

(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			129.69		133.16
Sterling Pound		208.45		215.43
Euro			169.59		176.01
Swiss Franc		140.86		146.91
Canadian Dollar		130.01		135.30
Australian Dollar		132.23		137.91
Singapore Dollar		103.31		107.37
Japanese Yen		1.5898		1.6545

(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		347.25
Kuwait			Dinar		470.79
Oman			Rial		340.03
Qatar			Riyal		35.95
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.91
UAE			Dirham		35.64

(3)The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th  April,  2012 by all commercial banks
 was 12.54  percent and 7.50 percent respectively.


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