Exchange Rates on 24.06.2010 

(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		114.36
Sterling Pound	168.07		171.48
Euro		138.41		141.71
Swiss Franc	101.20		104.30
Canadian Dollar	107.96		111.47
Australian Dollar	98.00		100.93
Singapore Dollar	81.01		82.91
Japanese Yen	1.2448		1.2775

(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	                                  301.47
Kuwait                                	                 Dinar	                                  388.49
Oman                                                 	Rial	                                    295.20
Qatar                                                   	Riyal	                                    31.21
Saudi Arabia                                        	Riyal	                                    30.31
UAE                                                    	Dirham	                                 30.94

(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.