Exchange Rates on 23rd July 09 

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


Currency	                Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.16		115.67
Sterling Pound	187.44		190.81
EURO		161.93		165.00
Swiss Franc	106.36		109.23
Canadian Dollar	103.11		105.90
Australian Dollar	92.82		94.99
Singapore Dollar	78.93		80.55
Japanese Yen	1.2078		1.2342

  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		400.35
Oman		Rial		298.37
Qatar		Riyal		31.56
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.64
UAE		Dirham		31.28

 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended July 17, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 15.20 percent and 11.79 percent respectively.

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