Exchange Rates on 01.03.2013

(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			125.81		129.07
Sterling Pound		190.36		196.21
Euro			163.63		169.34
Swiss Franc		133.38		138.71
Canadian Dollar		121.42		126.00
Australian Dollar		127.75		132.86
Singapore Dollar		101.10		104.77
Japanese Yen		1.3513		1.4016

(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		338.10
Kuwait			Dinar		450.08
Oman			Rial		331.08
Qatar			Riyal		35.01
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		33.99
UAE			Dirham		34.70


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 22th February 2013 by all
 commercial banks was 14.35 percent and 11.36 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of January, 2013 was 10.38 percent.