Exchange Rates on 21th March 2011

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo 
for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		109.60		111.34
Sterling Pound	177.06		181.31
EURO		154.40		158.75
Swiss Franc	120.06		124.35
Canadian Dollar	110.60		114.28
Australian Dollar	108.71		112.40
Singapore Dollar	85.78		88.32
Japanese Yen	1.3455		1.3875

(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	292.73
Kuwait		Dinar	398.93
Oman		Rial	286.55
Qatar		Riyal	30.31
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.43
UAE		Dirham	30.05

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 18th March, 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.18 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of February, 2009 was 6.20 percent.