Exchange Rates on 07th August 09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.03		115.72
Sterling Pound	190.72		194.50
EURO		163.15		166.68
Swiss Franc	106.64		109.15
Canadian Dollar	105.41		107.91
Australian Dollar	95.05		97.48
Singapore Dollar	79.11		80.89
Japanese Yen	1.1919		1.2206

(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	304.80
Kuwait		Dinar	400.79
Oman		Rial	298.45
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 31, 2009 by all commercial banks 
were 14.41 percent and 11.15 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks 
for the month of July, 2009 was 10.98 percent.