Exchange Rates on 14.03.2012

(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		121.25		124.61
Sterling Pound	189.53		196.07
Euro		157.48		163.59
Swiss Franc	130.14		135.85
Canadian Dollar	121.76		126.83
Australian Dollar	126.59		132.14
Singapore Dollar	95.49		99.34
Japanese Yen	1.4489		1.5092

(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		325.03
Kuwait		Dinar		439.05
Oman		Rial		317.40
Qatar		Riyal		33.65
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		32.67
UAE		Dirham		33.36

(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.