Exchange Rates on 22.03.2013

(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			125.38		128.54
Sterling Pound		188.89		195.58
Euro			161.06		166.56
Swiss Franc		131.57		136.72
Canadian Dollar		121.70		126.21
Australian Dollar		129.83		134.91
Singapore Dollar		99.78		103.32
Japanese Yen		1.3139		1.3616

(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		336.71
Kuwait			Dinar		445.95
Oman			Rial		329.71
Qatar			Riyal		34.87
Saudi Arabia		Riyal		33.85
UAE			Dirham		34.59

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 15th March 2013 by all
 commercial banks was 13.81 percent and 11.40 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of February, 2013 was 10.56 percent.