Exchange Rates on 10.06.2010 

(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		112.92		114.47
Sterling Pound	163.59		167.11
Euro		134.56		137.90
Swiss Franc	97.38		100.41
Canadian Dollar	107.21		110.70
Australian Dollar	93.27		96.08
Singapore Dollar	79.41		81.30
Japanese Yen	1.2311		1.2665

(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	301.41
Kuwait		Dinar	391.69
Oman		Rial	295.14
Qatar		Riyal	31.23
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	30.30
UAE		Dirham	30.94

(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.