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Total advanced to banks through swaps have risen to US$351mn
Minister Ali Sabry discussed the need for FOREX liquidity support for the state banks of Sri Lanka
Banks were also asked not to buy back shares, to use "extreme due diligence and prudence" in capex
Fitch believes counterparty risk of SLIC's foreign-currency assets have risen
While credit to customers increased, investments in debt securities were down from a year ago
Sri Lanka banking sector faced a crisis after 2022 sovereign debt default
A sale of 13 million shares in Seylan Bank by state-run Bank of Ceylon is being looked into by the administration, a sen...
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Fitch Ratings said it has lowered its sector outlook for Sri Lankan banks to negative from stable, saying operating cond...
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The outlook for banks in Sri Lanka remain stable but continued loan growth driven by construction credit may increase ba...
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| 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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