Exchange Rates on 15.06.2010 

(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		112.86		114.43
Sterling Pound	165.94		169.30
Euro		137.20		140.39
Swiss Franc	98.44		100.81
Canadian Dollar	108.72		111.43
Australian Dollar	96.01		98.56
Singapore Dollar	80.38		82.15
Japanese Yen	1.2280		1.2583

(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		301.25
Kuwait		Dinar		388.81
Oman		Rial		294.99
Qatar		Riyal		31.21
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.28
UAE		Dirham		30.92

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 11th June, 2010 by all
commercial banks was 10.69 percent and 9.25 percent respectively.

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