Exchange Rates on 17.03.2011 

(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		109.55		111.29
Sterling Pound	174.69		178.88
Euro		151.49		155.77
Swiss Franc	120.49		124.82
Canadian Dollar	109.55		113.20
Australian Dollar	106.47		110.12
Singapore Dollar	84.84		87.36
Japanese Yen	1.3724		1.4155

(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	292.65
Kuwait		Dinar	396.78
Oman		Rial	286.57
Qatar		Riyal	30.30
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.42
UAE		Dirham	30.04

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended March 11, 2011
 by all commercial banks was 9.25 percent and 7.10 percent respectively.

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