Exchange Rates on 01.06.2010 

(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		113.06		114.65
Sterling Pound	163.19		166.57
Euro		137.88		141.21
Swiss Franc	96.98		99.96
Canadian Dollar	107.18		110.69
Australian Dollar	94.08		96.94
Singapore Dollar	80.24		82.14
Japanese Yen	1.2351		1.2678

(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		301.93
Kuwait		Dinar		345.77
Oman		Rial		295.65
Qatar		Riyal		31.29
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.35
UAE		Dirham		30.99

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended May 26th, 2010 by all commercial
banks was 10.65 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.