Exchange Rates on 21-02-2012

(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			117.02		119.99
Sterling Pound		184.63		190.57
Euro			153.94		159.56
Swiss Franc		127.20		132.49
Canadian Dollar		116.80		121.40
Australian Dollar		124.53		129.69
Singapore Dollar		92.65		96.17
Japanese Yen		1.4585		1.5160

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous
 day’s market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country			Currency		Indicative Rate

Bahrain			Dinar		314.51
Kuwait			Dinar		426.62
Oman			Rial		307.21
Qatar			Riyal		32.56
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		31.62
UAE			Dirham		32.28

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17th February, 2012 by all commercial banks
 was 11.72 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
 month of January, 2012 was 7.35 percent.