Exchange Rates on August 15, 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		108.88		110.46
Sterling Pound	176.72		180.56
Euro		154.97		158.77
Swiss Franc	136.99		141.06
Canadian Dollar	109.54		112.50
Australian Dollar	112.70		115.79
Singapore Dollar	89.69		92.01
Japanese Yen	1.4088		1.4471

(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	290.93
Kuwait		Dinar	402.35
Oman		Rial	284.11
Qatar		Riyal	30.12
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.25
UAE		Dirham	29.86

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th August 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.69 percent and 7.70 percent respectively.

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