EXCHANGE RATES ON 06


		
	Exchange Rates on 16.06.2010 
(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		112.81		114.32
Sterling Pound	166.46		169.72
Euro		138.32		141.33
Swiss Franc	98.87		101.65
Canadian Dollar	109.03		112.28
Australian Dollar	96.68		99.12
Singapore Dollar	80.65		82.35
Japanese Yen	1.2277		1.2568

(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		301.19
Kuwait		Dinar		390.07
Oman		Rial		294.93
Qatar		Riyal		31.22
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.