Exchange Rates on August 30, 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		109.09		110.69
Sterling Pound	178.32		182.37
Euro		157.41		161.63
Swiss Franc	132.29		136.65
Canadian Dollar	110.93		114.26
Australian Dollar	115.44		119.19
Singapore Dollar	89.88		92.45
Japanese Yen	1.4094		1.4520

(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	291.48
Kuwait		Dinar	404.32
Oman		Rial	285.44
Qatar		Riyal	30.18
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.30
UAE		Dirham	29.92

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week 
ended 26th August 2011 by all commercial banks was 9.13 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.