Exchange Rates on 08.03.2011 

(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		109.60		111.32
Sterling Pound	176.80		181.02
Euro		152.16		156.43
Swiss Franc	117.16		121.30
Canadian Dollar	111.64		115.34
Australian Dollar	109.90		113.61
Singapore Dollar	85.95		88.49
Japanese Yen	1.3236		1.3645


(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		292.49
Kuwait		Dinar		397.27
Oman		Rial		286.44
Qatar		Riyal		30.29
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.40
UAE		Dirham		30.02


(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.