Exchange Rates on March 23, 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			109.58		111.32
Sterling Pound		178.57		182.85
EURO			154.26		158.60
Swiss Franc		120.09		124.38
Canadian Dollar		110.67		114.37
Australian Dollar		109.50		113.21
Singapore Dollar		85.99		88.54
Japanese Yen		1.3456		1.3876

(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		292.74
Kuwait		Dinar		398.51
Oman		Rial		286.67
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 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.