Exchange Rates on 21.03.2012

(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		127.97		131.93
Sterling Pound	202.57		210.22
Euro		168.80		175.91
Swiss Franc	139.71		146.31
Canadian Dollar	128.45		134.22
Autralian Dollar	133.51		139.82
Singapore Dollar	100.85		105.21
Japanese Yen	1.5216		1.5897

(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		343.78
Kuwait		Dinar		465.88
Oman		Rial		336.63
Qatar		Riyal		35.60
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		34.56
UAE		Dirham		35.29

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 16th  March 2012 by all
commercial banks was 12.27 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.