Exchange Rates on 10.04.2013

(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		124.09		127.13
Sterling Pound	189.76		195.31
Euro		161.53		166.95
Swiss Franc	132.16		137.29
Canadian Dollar	121.39		125.83
Australian Dollar	129.48		134.46
Singapore Dollar	99.74		103.23
Japanese Yen	1.2469		1.2911

(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		332.87
Kuwait		Dinar		439.82
Oman		Rial		325.96
Qatar		Riyal		34.47
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		33.46
UAE		Dirham		34.17

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 05th April 2013 by all commercial banks was 13.76 percent and 
10.11 percent respectively.

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