Exchange Rates on 29.06.2010 

(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		114.31
Sterling Pound	169.74		173.19
Euro		137.71		140.99
Swiss Franc	102.81		105.97
Canadian Dollar	107.89		111.40
Australian Dollar	97.26		100.17
Singapore Dollar	80.81		82.71
Japanese Yen	1.2578		1.2908

(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		301.42
Kuwait		Dinar		391.06
Oman		Rial		295.17
Qatar		Riyal		31.21
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.30
UAE		Dirham		30.94

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest 
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 24th June, 2010 by all commercial
banks was 10.38 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
month of May, 2010 was 7.05 percent.