Exchange Rates on 13.03.2012

(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			120.26		123.46
Sterling Pound		187.67		193.95
Euro			157.62		163.56
Swiss Franc		130.48		136.06
Canadian Dollar		120.59		125.48
Australian Dollar		125.88		131.26
Singapore Dollar		95.15		98.87
Japanese Yen		1.4535		1.5125

(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		323.19
Kuwait			Dinar		437.60
Oman			Rial		315.71
Qatar			Riyal		33.46
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		32.49
UAE			Dirham		33.17

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended 09th March 2012 by all commercial banks
 was 11.99 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.