Exchange Rates on 29.07.2010 

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo for 
Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follow:

Currency		Buying Rate	    Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		111.91		113.50
Sterling Pound	174.03 		177.53
Euro		144.83		148.07
Swiss Franc	105.09		108.19
Canadian Dollar	107.09		110.37
Australian Dollar	 99.44		102.01
Singapore Dollar	 81.61		 83.43
Japanese Yen	1.2774		1.3089

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s market 
weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country		Currency	Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar	298.82
Kuwait		Dinar	391.43
Oman		Rial	292.61
Qatar		Riyal	30.95
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.04
UAE		Dirham	30.67

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 23rd July, 2010 
by all commercial banks was 10.03 percent and 8.60 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of June, 2010 was 7.00 percent.