Exchange Rates on 27.04.2010 

(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		113.15		114.79
Sterling Pound	174.15		177.81
Euro		150.57		154.24
Swiss Franc	104.56		107.88
Canadian Dollar	111.93		115.69
Australian Dollar	103.89		107.04
Singapore Dollar	82.32		84.32
Japanese Yen	1.1997		1.2319

(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		302.22
Kuwait		Dinar		395.25
Oman		Rial		295.94
Qatar		Riyal		31.30
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.38
UAE		Dirham		31.02

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 23, 2010 by all commercial banks was
10.59 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for
the month of March, 2010 was 7.22 percent.