Exchange Rates on 30th July 09 

The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.15		115.66
Sterling Pound	186.67		190.04
EURO		160.02		163.07
Swiss Franc	104.43		107.24
Canadian Dollar	104.15		106.97
Australian Dollar	92.94		95.11
Singapore Dollar	78.70		80.32
Japanese Yen	1.1976		1.2239

 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		304.75
Kuwait		Dinar		400.98
Oman		Rial		298.37
Qatar		Riyal		31.55
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.65
UAE		Dirham		31.28

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during 
the week ended July 24, 2009 by all commercial banks were 14.98 percent and 11.43 percent respectively.
 The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of June, 2009 was 11.12 percent.