Exchange Rates on 24.03.2010 

(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		113.34		114.85
Sterling Pound	169.60		172.90
Euro		151.99		155.21
Swiss Franc	106.29		109.32
Canadian Dollar	110.58		113.88
Australian Dollar	103.41		105.96
Singapore Dollar	80.54		82.26
Japanese Yen	1.2468		1.2764

(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		302.49
Kuwait		Dinar		395.24
Oman		Rial		296.22
Qatar		Riyal		31.33
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 19th March, 2010 by all
commercial banks was 10.36 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.