Exchange Rates on 16.04.2010 

(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		113.10		114.73
Sterling Pound	173.96		177.54
Euro		152.51		156.08
Swiss Franc	106.33		108.95
Canadian Dollar	111.94		114.79
Australian Dollar	104.54		107.33
Singapore Dollar	81.76		83.60
Japanese Yen	1.2146		1.2452

(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	302.03
Kuwait		Dinar	396.68
Oman		Rial	295.76
Qatar		Riyal	31.32
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.36
UAE		Dirham	31.00

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
 (LPR) during the week ended 8th April, 2010 by all commercial banks was 10.48 
percent and 9.00 percent respectively.