Exchange Rates on 02.04.2013

(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			124.95		128.10
Sterling Pound		189.91		195.61
Euro			159.97		165.45
Swiss Franc		131.26		136.44
Canadian Dollar		122.30		126.86
Australian Dollar		129.67		134.75
Singapore Dollar		100.43		104.02
Japanese Yen		1.3361		1.3849

(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		335.44
Kuwait			Dinar		443.25
Oman			Rial		328.47
Qatar			Riyal		34.73
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		33.72
UAE			Dirham		34.43

(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.