Exchange Rates on 18.08.2010 

(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 follows:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		111.63		113.19
Sterling Pound	173.15		176.69
Euro		142.81		146.15
Swiss Franc	106.40		108.99
Canadian Dollar	107.50		110.23
Australian Dollar	100.19		102.88
Singapore Dollar	82.03		83.87
Japanese Yen	1.3013		1.3339

(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		298.18
Kuwait		Dinar		398.58
Oman		Rial		291.96
Qatar		Riyal		30.88
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.97
UAE		Dirham		30.32

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 13th August, 2010 by all 
commercial banks was 10.37 percent and 8.65 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of July, 2010 was 8.92 percent.