Exchange Rates on 09.03.2012

(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			119.67		123.02
Sterling Pound		188.75		195.32
Euro			157.86		164.02
Swiss Franc		130.65		136.47
Canadian Dollar		120.06		125.12
Australian Dollar		126.29		131.86
Singapore Dollar		94.99		98.81
Japanese Yen		1.4558		1.5168

(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		321.97
Kuwait			Dinar		436.58
Oman			Rial		315.28
Qatar			Riyal		33.34
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		32.36
UAE			Dirham		33.05

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 02nd   March 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 February, 2012 was 7.55 percent.