Exchange Rates on May 11, 2011

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial
banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		108.99		110.67
Sterling Pound	177.68		181.85
EURO		155.85		160.16
Swiss Franc	122.63		126.98
Canadian Dollar	113.04		116.77
Australian Dollar	117.19		121.28
Singapore Dollar	88.02		90.59
Japanese Yen	1.3384		1.3795

(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		291.22
Kuwait		Dinar		399.04
Oman		Rial		285.13
Qatar		Riyal		30.15
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.27
UAE		Dirham		29.89

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th May, 2011 by all commercial
banks was 8.97 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of April, 2011 was 6.22 percent.