Exchange Rates on 11.03.2010 

(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			113.32		114.81
Sterling Pound		168.96		172.22
Euro			153.94		157.17
Swiss Franc		105.00		107.97
Canadian Dollar		109.54		112.78
Australian Dollar		102.77		105.30
Singapore Dollar		80.72		82.39
Japanese Yen		1.2489		1.2783

(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	302.57
Kuwait		Dinar	395.38
Oman		Rial	296.28
Qatar		Riyal	31.35
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.42
UAE		Dirham	31.06

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 
05th March, 2010 by all commercial banks was 10.52 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.

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