Exchange Rates on 11.03.2011 

(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		109.25		110.99
Sterling Pound	174.86		179.07
Euro		150.09		154.34
Swiss Franc	116.29		120.42
Canadian Dollar	111.20		114.92
Australian Dollar	108.63		112.32
Singapore Dollar	85.35		87.88
Japanese Yen	1.3105		1.3513


(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		291.77
Kuwait		Dinar		395.56
Oman		Rial		285.62
Qatar		Riyal		30.21
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.33
UAE		Dirham		29.95


(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.