Exchange Rates on August 08, 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		108.96		110.56
Sterling Pound	177.00		181.07
Euro		153.89		158.11
Swiss Franc	143.95		148.77
Canadian Dollar	108.39		111.63
Australian Dollar	108.35		111.96
Singapore Dollar	89.51		91.04
Japanese Yen	1.4022		1.4447

(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		291.18
Kuwait		Dinar		403.21
Oman		Rial		285.13
Qatar		Riyal		30.15
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.27
UAE		Dirham		29.89

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
 Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 05th August 2011 by all
 commercial banks was 9.58 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
 for the month of July, 2011 was 6.35 percent.