Exchange Rates on 02.08.2010 

(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		111.89		113.50
Sterling Pound	175.37		178.99
Euro		145.66		149.10
Swiss Franc	106.99		109.62
Canadian Dollar	108.31		111.08
Australian Dollar	101.05		103.67
Singapore Dollar	 82.30		 84.17
Japanese Yen	1.2869		1.3192

(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		298.79
Kuwait		Dinar		392.34
Oman		Rial		292.58
Qatar		Riyal		30.93
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.04
UAE		Dirham		30.67

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate 
(LPR) during the week ended 30th July, 2010 by all commercial 
banks was 9.99 percent and 8.60 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial 
banks, for the month of July, 2010 was 6.92 percent.