Exchange Rates on 11.08.2010 

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		111.61		113.17
Sterling Pound	175.91		179.46
Euro		145.97		149.16
Swiss Franc	105.64		108.21
Canadian Dollar	107.56		110.28
Australian Dollar	100.81		103.49
Singapore Dollar	82.02		83.87
Japanese Yen	1.3015		1.3339

 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		298.08
Kuwait		Dinar		391.76
Oman		Rial		291.89
Qatar		Riyal		30.88
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.07
UAE		Dirham		30.59

 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th August, 2010 by all 
commercial banks was 10.00 percent and 8.60 percent respectively.

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