Exchange Rates on 23.03.2012

(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			128.32		132.08
Sterling Pound		202.35		209.66
Euro			168.42		175.23
Swiss Franc		139.41		145.75
Canadian Dollar		127.50		133.01
Australian Dollar		132.47		138.49
Singapore Dollar		100.97		105.20
Japanese Yen		1.5395		1.6059

(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		345.27
Kuwait			Dinar		467.46
Oman			Rial		337.28
Qatar			Riyal		35.75
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		34.71
UAE	D		irham		35.44

(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.