Exchange Rates on 28.07.2010 

(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 follow:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		112.01		113.62
Sterling Pound	173.97 		177.56
Euro		144.85		148.27
Swiss Franc	105.06		107.64
Canadian Dollar	107.52		110.34
Australian Dollar	 99.55		102.24
Singapore Dollar	 81.79		83.65
Japanese Yen	1.2705		1.3025

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based
on previous day’s market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country		Currency		Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		299.32
Kuwait		Dinar		392.12
Oman		Rial		293.10
Qatar		Riyal		31.00
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.09
UAE		Dirham		30.72

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 23rd July, 2010 by all
commercial banks was 10.03 percent and 8.60 percent respectively.

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