Exchange Rates on July 19, 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	174.09		178.06
Euro		152.56		156.68
Swiss Franc	131.98		136.33
Canadian Dollar	112.62		116.01
Australian Dollar	114.54		118.26
Singapore Dollar	88.78		91.31
Japanese Yen	1.3656		1.4067

(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		290.44
Kuwait		Dinar		399.12
Oman		Rial		284.40
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.