Exchange Rates on 20th August ‘09 

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.09		115.58
Sterling Pound	188.01		191.37
Euro		161.71		164.75
Swiss Franc	106.08		108.92
Canadian Dollar	103.26		106.06
Australian Dollar	94.04		96.21
Singapore Dollar	78.55		80.15
Japanese Yen	1.2056		1.2319

 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	304.54
Kuwait		Dinar	400.02
Oman		Rial	298.18
Qatar		Riyal	31.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.61
UAE		Dirham	31.26

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended Aug 14, 2009 
by all commercial banks were 14.18 percent and 10.66 percent respectively.

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