Notable
Enhances ease of access to the judicial system - Chief Justice
NTB group reported earnings of 12.35 rupees per share for the quarter.
The Bank sees renewed credit growth this year
Loans and advances grew 7.7 percent to 1,530 billion rupees
Net interest margins (NIMs) are likely to decline only marginally across APAC, resulting in a manageable drag
Net credit to government from banks fell by Rs103bn to Rs6,262bn in November 2025
No loans written off
We are here, it is part of the discussions we are having now
In the quarter HNB made provisions of 11.7 billion rupees, down from 13.5 billion rupees.
Credit to government continues to grow
Sri Lanka’s DFCC Bank has reported profits of 2.1 billion rupees for the March 2023 quarter
A key objective of the central bank is maintaining financial sector stability
An overall debt restructuring plan is due to be announced later in in May
Welfare Benefit Payment Scheme under the Welfare Benefit Act will be taken up on May 12
Expected to increase crisis management powers
Trading gains fell 101.13 percent to 40 million rupees from the same quarter last year.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
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