Exchange Rates on March 25, 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		109.55		111.37
Sterling Pound	175.78		180.14
EURO		154.29		158.75
Swiss Franc	119.50		123.85
Canadian Dollar	111.12		115.12
Australian Dollar	110.80		114.63
Singapore Dollar	86.31		88.94
Japanese Yen	1.3439		1.3868

(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		292.80
Kuwait		Dinar		398.53
Oman		Rial		286.75
Qatar		Riyal		30.32
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.44
UAE		Dirham		30.06

(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, 2011 was 6.20 percent.