Exchange Rates on 12.03.2010 

(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		113.27			114.86
Sterling Pound	169.96			173.47
Euro		154.20			157.87
Swiss Franc	105.08			108.39
Canadian Dollar	109.60			113.20
Australian Dollar	102.78			105.86
Singapore Dollar	80.67			82.59
Japanese Yen	1.2437			1.2767

(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		395.38
Oman			Rial		296.18
Qatar			Riyal		31.36
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 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.