Exchange Rates on 02.Apr.09 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		115.17		116.72
Sterling Pound	166.47		169.67
EURO		152.31		155.57
Swiss Franc	 99.98		102.85
Canadian Dollar	91.05		93.64
Australian Dollar	80.32		82.64
Singapore Dollar	75.63		77.32
Japanese Yen	1.1616		1.1895
(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	307.31
Kuwait		Dinar	397.43
Oman		Rial	300.91
Qatar		Riyal	31.81
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.89
UAE		Dirham	31.54
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 27th March, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 18.89 per cent and 15.00 per cent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of February, 2009 was 11.55 per cent.