Exchange Rates on 05.05.2010 
(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 follows:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar		112.91		114.53
Sterling Pound	170.39		173.90
Euro		145.68		149.10
Swiss Franc	101.64		104.13
Canadian Dollar	109.63		112.42
Australian Dollar	102.13		104.86
Singapore Dollar	81.43		83.24
Japanese Yen	1.1859		1.2157

(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		301.36
Kuwait		Dinar		392.20
Oman		Rial		295.10
Qatar		Riyal		31.22
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.29
UAE		Dirham		30.93

(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.