Exchange Rates on 28th July 09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.06		115.77
Sterling Pound	187.33		191.18
EURO		161.62		165.31
Swiss Franc	105.68		108.93
Canadian Dollar	104.59		107.85
Australian Dollar	92.97		95.70
Singapore Dollar	78.78		80.67
Japanese Yen	1.1954		1.2260

(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		400.23
Oman		Rial		298.39
Qatar		Riyal		31.56
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.65
UAE		Dirham		31.29

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended July 24, 2009 by
all commercial banks were 14.98 percent and 11.43 percent
respectively.

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