Exchange Rates on 17.04.2012

(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			126.08		129.52
Sterling Pound		199.48		206.28
Euro			164.15		170.46
Swiss Franc		136.28		142.21
Canadian Dollar		125.22		130.37
Australian Dollar		129.29		134.91
Singapore Dollar		100.15		104.14
Japanese Yen		1.5553		1.6196

(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		338.32
Kuwait			Dinar		458.57
Oman			Rial		330.40
Qatar			Riyal		35.03
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.01
UAE			Dirham		34.73

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 11th  April,  2012 by all commercial banks
 was 12.76 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
 month of March, 2012 was 7.88 percent.