Exchange Rates on 02.06.2010 

(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		113.02		114.56
Sterling Pound	165.88		169.18
Euro		137.85		140.89
Swiss Franc	97.15		99.92
Canadian Dollar	106.63		109.82
Australian Dollar	94.04		96.45
Singapore Dollar	79.83		81.54
Japanese Yen	1.2283		1.2578

(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		301.74
Kuwait		Dinar		390.85
Oman		Rial		295.46
Qatar		Riyal		31.25
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.33
UAE		Dirham		30.97

(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.