Exchange Rates on August 16, 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		108.97		110.57
Sterling Pound	177.70		181.74
Euro		156.30		160.51
Swiss Franc	137.68		142.24
Canadian Dollar	110.22		113.51
Australian Dollar	113.35		117.03
Singapore Dollar	90.02		92.60
Japanese Yen	1.4084		1.4511

(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		291.27
Kuwait		Dinar		402.97
Oman		Rial		285.22
Qatar		Riyal		30.16
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.28
UAE		Dirham		29.90

(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.