Exchange Rates on 01.04.2013

(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		125.27		128.43
Sterling Pound	189.73		195.42
Euro		159.26		164.71
Swiss Franc	130.63		135.75
Canadian Dollar	122.34		126.86
Australian Dollar	129.32		134.38
Singapore Dollar	100.32		103.88
Japanese Yen	1.3266		1.3739

(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		336.42
Kuwait		Dinar		443.23
Oman		Rial		329.43
Qatar		Riyal		34.83
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		33.82
UAE		Dirham		34.53

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest 
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 28th March 2013
 by all commercial banks was 13.77 percent and 10.52 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the 
month of March, 2013 was 10.69 percent.