Exchange Rates on 17th 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	186.37		190.20
EURO		160.36		163.98
Swiss Franc	105.26		108.49
Canadian Dollar	101.23		104.35
Australian Dollar	90.69		93.37
Singapore Dollar	78.21		80.10
Japanese Yen	1.2128		1.2439

(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	304.78
Kuwait		Dinar	399.65
Oman		Rial	298.37
Qatar		Riyal	31.56
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 10, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 15.39 percent and 11.45 percent respectively.

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