Exchange Rates on August 05, 2011

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks
 in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:

Currency	                Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		108.92		110.52
Sterling Pound	176.51		180.53
Euro		152.75		156.87
Swiss Franc	141.09		145.79
Canadian Dollar	110.51		113.82
Australian Dollar	113.21		116.89
Singapore Dollar	88.66		91.19
Japanese Yen	1.3753		1.4168

(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		290.87
Kuwait		Dinar		401.69
Oman		Rial		284.84
Qatar		Riyal		30.12
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.24
UAE		Dirham		29.86

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) 
during the week ended 29th July 2011 by all commercial banks was 9.27 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of July, 2011 was 6.35 percent.