Exchange Rates on 24.05.2010 

(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		113.09		114.68
Sterling Pound	163.16		166.54
Euro		140.74		144.13
Swiss Franc	97.25		100.23
Canadian Dollar	105.65		109.09
Australian Dollar	92.83		95.66
Singapore Dollar	80.02		81.91
Japanese Yen	1.2473		1.2803

(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		301.80
Kuwait		Dinar		390.86
Oman		Rial		295.53
Qatar		Riyal		31.25
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.34
UAE		Dirham		30.98

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest 
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended May
 21, 2010 by all commercial banks was 10.55 percent and 9.25 percent respectively.

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