Exchange Rates on 13.07.2010 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by
commercial banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) 
at 9.30 a.m. are as follows:


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		112.53		114.07
Sterling Pound	168.57		171.98
Euro		141.02		144.35
Swiss Franc	105.07		108.32
Canadian Dollar	107.71		111.19
Australian Dollar	97.61		100.51
Singapore Dollar	81.02		82.92
Japanese Yen	1.2626		1.2956


(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		300.57
Kuwait		Dinar		391.14
Oman		Rial		294.33
Qatar		Riyal		31.12
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.21
UAE		Dirham		30.85

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 9th July, 2010 by all commercial
banks was 10.31 percent and 8.50 percent respectively.


(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks,
for the month of June, 2010 was 7.00 percent.