Exchange Rates on July 11, 2011

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

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
US Dollar		108.71		110.31
Sterling Pound	173.47		177.43
Euro		153.46		157.59
Swiss Franc	128.52		132.73
Canadian Dollar	112.07		115.43
Australian Dollar	115.33		119.08
Singapore Dollar	88.35		90.88
Japanese Yen	1.3377		1.3777

(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	290.47
Kuwait		Dinar	399.20
Oman		Rial	283.64
Qatar		Riyal	30.07
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.20
UAE		Dirham	29.81

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 08th July 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.25 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of June, 2011 was 6.31 percent.