Exchange Rates on 04th August 09 

(1) 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	193.22		196.67
EURO		164.02		167.12
Swiss Franc	106.93		109.82
Canadian Dollar	106.46		109.37
Australian Dollar	96.04		98.26
Singapore Dollar	79.46		81.09
Japanese Yen	1.1927		1.2189

(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		304.80
Kuwait		Dinar		401.25
Oman		Rial		298.45
Qatar		Riyal		31.55
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.64
UAE		Dirham		31.28

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended July 31,
2009 by all commercial banks were 14.41 percent and 11.15 
percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of July, 2009 was 10.98 percent.