Exchange Rates on 26.03.2010 


(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		113.36		114.96
Sterling Pound	168.03		171.53
Euro		150.29		153.91
Swiss Franc	104.86		108.16
Canadian Dollar	109.78		113.41
Australian Dollar	102.15		105.23
Singapore Dollar	80.23		82.15
Japanese Yen	1.2193		1.2518

(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	302.74
Kuwait		Dinar	394.77
Oman		Rial	296.45
Qatar		Riyal	31.35
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 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.