Exchange Rates on July 18, 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	174.25		178.22
Euro		152.03		156.13
Swiss Franc	132.48		136.84
Canadian Dollar	112.71		116.10
Australian Dollar	114.34		118.06
Singapore Dollar	88.52		91.04
Japanese Yen	1.3660		1.4072

(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		290.43
Kuwait		Dinar		399.48
Oman		Rial		283.63
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 15th July 2011 by
 all commercial banks was 9.53 percent and 7.70 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of June, 2011 was 6.31 percent.