Exchange Rates on 07.03.2011 

(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		109.68		111.40
Sterling Pound	177.56		181.78
Euro		152.31		156.59
Swiss Franc	117.34		121.48
Canadian Dollar	111.82		115.53
Australian Dollar	110.22		113.93
Singapore Dollar	86.00		88.54
Japanese Yen	1.3244		1.3653



(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		293.12
Kuwait		Dinar		398.10
Oman		Rial		287.05
Qatar		Riyal		30.36
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.47
UAE		Dirham		30.09



(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended March 04, 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.04 percent and 7.00 percent respectively.


(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of February, 2011 was 6.20 percent.