Exchange Rates on 12.04.2010 

(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		112.89		114.52
Sterling Pound	173.70		177.27
Euro		153.34		156.91
Swiss Franc	106.22		108.65
Canadian Dollar	111.88		114.72
Australian Dollar	104.82		107.61
Singapore Dollar	80.99		82.82
Japanese Yen	1.2059		1.2363


(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		301.92
Kuwait		Dinar		395.15
Oman		Rial		295.64
Qatar		Riyal		31.28
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.35
UAE		Dirham		30.99

(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.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for
 the month of March, 2010 was 7.22 percent.