Exchange Rates on July 26, 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	176.85		180.87
Euro		156.13		160.33
Swiss Franc	134.42		138.85
Canadian Dollar	114.21		117.66
Australian Dollar	117.35		121.15
Singapore Dollar	89.62		92.19
Japanese Yen	1.3820		1.4237

(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		290.42
Kuwait		Dinar		400.85
Oman		Rial		284.39
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 22nd July 2011 by
 all commercial banks was 9.27 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.