Exchange Rates on 01.04.2010 

(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 follow:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		113.21		114.82
Sterling Pound	171.45		175.01
Euro		152.13		155.80
Swiss Franc	106.52		109.88
Canadian Dollar	110.65		114.32
Australian Dollar	102.88		105.98
Singapore Dollar	80.57		82.50
Japanese Yen	1.2058		1.2378

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country		Currency	Indicative Rate
Bahrain		Dinar	302.47
Kuwait		Dinar	395.01
Oman		Rial	296.20
Qatar		Riyal	31.32
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.41
UAE		Dirham	31.05

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 26th March, 2010
 by all commercial banks was 10.74 percent and 8.75 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of February, 2010 was 7.40 percent.