Exchange Rates on 22.06.2010 

(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		112.76		114.26
Sterling Pound	165.92		169.17
Euro		138.07		141.07
Swiss Franc	100.73		103.58
Canadian Dollar	109.28		112.52
Australian Dollar	98.47		100.94
Singapore Dollar	81.41		83.11
Japanese Yen	1.2338		1.2629

(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		300.95
Kuwait		Dinar		391.12
Oman		Rial		294.70
Qatar		Riyal		31.18
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.25
UAE		Dirham		30.89

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest 
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17th June, 2010 by all commercial
banks was 10.46 percent and 9.10 percent respectively.

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