Exchange Rates on 04.08.2010

(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		111.73		113.10
Sterling Pound	177.67		180.76
Euro		147.24		150.16
Swiss Franc	106.66		109.58
Canadian Dollar	108.27		111.39
Australian Dollar	101.54		103.99
Singapore Dollar	82.37		84.01
Japanese Yen	1.3013		1.3307

(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		298.15
Kuwait		Dinar		392.37
Oman		Rial		291.95
Qatar		Riyal		30.88
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.97
UAE		Dirham		30.59

(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.