Exchange Rates on 03.05.2010 

(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		114.77
Sterling Pound	172.15		175.69
Euro		149.00		152.48
Swiss Franc	103.93		106.48
Canadian Dollar	110.60		113.40
Australian Dollar	104.04		106.82
Singapore Dollar	82.12		83.96
Japanese Yen	1.1992		1.2293

(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		302.26
Kuwait		Dinar		394.98
Oman		Rial		295.98
Qatar		Riyal		31.32
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 30, 2010 by all commercial banks 
was 11.13 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for 
the month of April, 2010 was 7.13 percent.