Exchange Rates on August 24, 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		109.13		110.73
Sterling Pound	179.21		183.28
Euro		156.22		160.42
Swiss Franc	136.27		140.78
Canadian Dollar	109.50		112.78
Australian Dollar	113.42		117.11
Singapore Dollar	89.94		92.52
Japanese Yen	1.4131		1.4559

(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		291.73
Kuwait		Dinar		404.13
Oman		Rial		285.67
Qatar		Riyal		30.20
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.33
UAE		Dirham		29.94

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 19th August 2011 by all commercial banks
was 9.36 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.