Exchange Rates on 19.05.2010 

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		113.01		114.55
Sterling Pound	160.87		164.49
Euro		137.22		140.25
Swiss Franc	97.67		100.44
Canadian Dollar	107.62		110.84
Australian Dollar	96.13		98.58
Singapore Dollar	80.54		82.26
Japanese Yen	1.2248		1.2541

 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		301.76
Kuwait		Dinar		391.55
Oman		Rial		295.50
Qatar		Riyal		31.27
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.34
UAE		Dirham		30.98

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended May 14, 2010 by all commercial
banks was 10.50 percent and 9.15 percent respectively.

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