Exchange Rates on 28.02.2011 

(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		109.95		111.67
Sterling Pound	176.23		180.35
Euro		150.19		154.26
Swiss Franc	117.87		121.27
Canadian Dollar	111.80		114.80
Australian Dollar	110.75		114.09
Singapore Dollar	85.79		88.14
Japanese Yen	1.3393		1.3759


(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	293.85
Kuwait		Dinar	397.20
Oman		Rial	287.76
Qatar		Riyal	30.42
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.55
UAE		Dirham	30.16


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended February 25, 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.13 percent and 7.10 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of January, 2011 was 6.21 percent.