Exchange Rates on 10.05.2010 


(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		112.91		114.53
Sterling Pound	167.41		170.87
Euro		145.36		148.77
Swiss Franc	102.08		104.57
Canadian Dollar	109.12		111.89
Australian Dollar	101.31		104.02
Singapore Dollar	81.30		83.39
Japanese Yen	1.2129		1.2434


(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		301.75
Kuwait		Dinar		392.88
Oman		Rial		295.48
Qatar		Riyal		31.25
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.33
UAE		Dirham		30.97


(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
 Rate (LPR) during the week ended May 07, 2010 by all commercial banks was
 10.57 percent and 9.15 percent respectively.


(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for 
the month of April, 2010 was 7.13 percent.