Exchange Rates on 08.06.2010 

(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		112.96		114.50
Sterling Pound	163.18		166.43
Euro		134.50		137.49
Swiss Franc	96.55		99.29
Canadian Dollar	106.10		109.27
Australian Dollar	91.87		94.24
Singapore Dollar	79.54		81.23
Japanese Yen	1.2262		1.2555

(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		301.66
Kuwait		Dinar		392.01
Oman		Rial		295.37
Qatar		Riyal		31.26
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.33
UAE		Dirham		30.96

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 04th June, 2010 by all commercial banks
was 10.45 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for
the month of May, 2010 was 7.05 percent.