Exchange Rates on 25.04.2012

(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		130.46		133.74
Sterling Pound	209.90		216.59
Euro		171.18		177.38
Swiss Franc	142.15		148.04
Canadian Dollar	131.22		136.35
Australian Dollar	133.49		139.00
Singapore Dollar	104.04		107.95
Japanese Yen	1.5919		1.6542

(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		349.36
Kuwait		Dinar		473.86
Oman		Rial		342.10
Qatar		Riyal		36.17
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		35.12
UAE		Dirham		35.86

(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.