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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka bonds yield up at close, rupee at 291.75/292.50 against the US dollar

The Spot US dollar closed at 291.75/292.50 rupees, dealers said.

June 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs40 billion bills post – auction

In the original auction the debt office sold all offered 160 billion rupees of Treasury bills.

June 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka bonds yields ends low, rupee at 292.50/295.50 against the US dollar

The rupee closed at 290.25/75 to the US dollar Wednesday.

June 1, 2023 1 min read

No pre-determined level to stop Sri Lanka rupee appreciation: CB Governor

The central bank had bought dollars to build reserves and reduce excessively volatility

June 1, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka bond yields down after rate cut, rupee steady

Rupee quoted 290/291 to US dollar in early trade

Sri Lanka sells Rs.160 bn in T-bill auction

Auction while all offered 160 billion bills were sold, data from the state debt office showed.

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 293.25/294.00 to dollar, bond yields steady

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 293.25 /294.00 against the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday.

May 31, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 293.50/294.50 to dollar , bond yields steady

The rupee closed at 296.75 /297.25 to the US dollar on Monday after opening around 296.50 /297.50 rupees.

May 30, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 296.75/297.25 to dollar at open, bond yields steady

The rupee closed at 296.75 /297.25 to the US dollar on Monday after opening around 296.50 /297.50 rupees.

May 30, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 296.75/297.25 to dollar, bond yields steady

The rupee closed at 296.00 /297.50 to the US dollar on Friday after opening around 302.80/303.10 rupees.

May 29, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 296.50 /297.50 to dollar at open, bond yields up

A bond maturing on 01.09.2027 was quoted at 26.50/70 percent unchanged from Friday’s close.

May 29, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 296.00/297.50 to dollar , bond yields down

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 296.00 /297.50 against the US dollar in the spot market on Friday, while bond yields down

May 26, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs24.5 billion bills post – auction

In the original auction the debt office sold 124.8 billion rupees of Treasury bills after offering 160 billion

May 26, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 299.50/300.00 to dollar at open, bond yields steady

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 299.50 /300.00 against the US dollar in the spot market on Friday, while bond yields stead...

May 26, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 302.00/40 to dollar, bond yields down

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 302.00 /40 against the US dollar in the spot market on Thursday, while bond yields were do...

May 25, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 302.80/303.10 to dollar at open, bond yields steady

Sri Lanka’s rupee pegged at 302.80/303.10 against the US dollar in the spot market, while bond yields were steady

May 25, 2023 1 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 283.8763 290.6745
UK Pound 352.3039 358.1710
Euro 302.2424 309.9647
Aus Dollar 183.5776 188.4064
Yen 2.0303 188.4064
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Indian Rupee 3.5400 3.5935
Korea Won 0.2216 0.2248
Oman Rial 759.5857 770.5802
Saudi Riyal 77.9716 79.1149
UAE Dirham 79.6253 80.7822
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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S&P SL20 2,470.42 2.02 %
CSE All Share 8,668.40 1.59 %
Turnover Rs million 1,335,527,883 575,340,332
Source: CSE
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3-m bill 24.64 24.60
6-m bill 24.24 24.36
12-m bill 22.37 22.36
5-yr bond 24.98 24.79
8-yr bond 23.82 23.16
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Overnight Money 14.00 16.50
Gilt Repo 14.00 16.50
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka rupee at 303.50/304.20 to dollar at close

Rupee closed at 304.50/304.20 against the US dollar

May 24, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields rise across maturities

Treasury bill yields rose across maturities

May 24, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee at 304.10/30 to US dollar, bond yields open flat

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 304.10/30 against the US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday.

May 24, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's JKH net down in March quarter

Profits last year were boosted by one-off items

May 24, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee at 304.30/90 against the US dollar, bond yields up at close

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 304.30/90 against the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday, bond yields up

May 23, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 305.20/50 against the US dollar, bond yields unchanged

A bond maturing on 01.09.2027 opened at 26.40/60 percent unchanged from 26.40/60 percent, at Monday's close.

May 23, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 305.40/60 against the US dollar, bond yields steady

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 305.40/60 against the US dollar

May 22, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 306.30/50 against the US dollar, bond yields steady

The rupee opened at 306.30/50 against the US dollar in the spot market

May 22, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka ad hoc peg closes at Rs306.50/307.00 to dollar, kerb at Rs308/310

Over the week the rupee has been allowed to strengthen from 313.10/40 to the US dollar last Friday.

May 19, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 307.20/308 against the US dollar, bond yields down

Sri Lanka’s bond yields were steady at open on Friday and the rupee opened at 307.20/308.00 against the US dollar

May 19, 2023 1 min read
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