Exchange Rates on 05.03.2012

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		119.30		122.90
Sterling Pound	188.12		195.07
Euro		156.63		163.10
Swiss Franc	129.58		135.59
Canadian Dollar	119.76		125.04
Australian Dollar	126.93		132.79
Singapore Dollar	94.43		98.46
Japanese Yen	1.4512		1.5152

(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		320.66
Kuwait		Dinar		434.96
Oman		Rial		313.15
Qatar		Riyal		33.21
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		32.23
UAE		Dirham		32.91

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 02nd   February 2012 
by all commercial banks was 11.91 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of JFebruary, 2012 was 7.55 percent.