Exchange Rates on 23.02.2011

(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 follows:


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		110.13		111.86
Sterling Pound	177.45		181.68
Euro		149.94		154.15
Swiss Franc	116.43		120.54
Canadian Dollar	110.45		114.11
Australian Dollar	109.47		113.17
Singapore Dollar	85.54		88.06
Japanese Yen	1.3236		1.3646



(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies,
based on previous day’s market weighted average rate for the
US$ are as follows:



Country		Currency		Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		294.13
Kuwait		Dinar		396.72
Oman		Rial		288.02
Qatar		Riyal		30.45
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.57
UAE		Dirham		30.19


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the 
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 18th February, 
2011 by all commercial banks was 9.17 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of January, 2011 was 6.21 percent.