Exchange Rates on 08th July 09 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.09		115.80
Sterling Pound	183.06		186.83
EURO		157.99		161.61
Swiss Franc	103.85		107.02
Canadian Dollar	97.18		100.14
Australian Dollar	89.11		91.75
Singapore Dollar	77.75		79.63
Japanese Yen	1.2004		1.2312

(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		304.79
Kuwait		Dinar		398.91
Oman		Rial		298.44
Qatar		Riyal		31.55
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.64
UAE		Dirham		31.28

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended July 3rd,
2009 by all commercial banks were 15.54 percent and 11.31
percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of June, 2009 was 11.12 percent.