Exchange Rates on March 22, 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		109.59		111.33
Sterling Pound	178.05		182.32
EURO		154.88		159.24
Swiss Franc	120.04		124.33
Canadian Dollar	111.13		114.83
Australian Dollar	109.18		112.89
Singapore Dollar	85.97		88.52
Japanese Yen	1.3449		1.3869

(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		292.79
Kuwait		Dinar		398.86
Oman		Rial		286.72
Qatar		Riyal		30.31
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.44
UAE		Dirham		30.05

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
 Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended March 18, 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.