Exchange Rates on 16.03.2010 

(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		113.35		114.92
Sterling Pound	170.16		173.59
Euro		154.42		157.93
Swiss Franc	106.33		108.88
Canadian Dollar	110.67		113.43
Australian Dollar	102.98		105.67
Singapore Dollar	80.84		82.62
Japanese Yen	1.2503		1.2810

(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		302.70
Kuwait		Dinar		396.11
Oman		Rial		296.41
Qatar		Riyal		31.36
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.43
UAE		Dirham		31.07

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th March, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.48 percent and 9.25 percent respectively.

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