Exchange Rates on August 17, 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		109.05		110.65
Sterling Pound	178.43		182.48
Euro		155.84		160.03
Swiss Franc	136.13		140.63
Canadian Dollar	110.10		113.40
Australian Dollar	113.05		116.72
Singapore Dollar	89.92		92.49
Japanese Yen	1.4124		1.4552

(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		291.37
Kuwait		Dinar		403.63
Oman		Rial		284.54
Qatar		Riyal		30.17
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.29
UAE		Dirham		29.91

(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.