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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka holds pre-bid meeting ahead of Domestic Dollar Bond issue

The DDB 2026 will be offered in the domestic market through 15 designated agents comprising primary dealers and banks

October 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker at 331.55/65 to US dollar spot, bond yields slightly higher

Bond yields were quoted slightly higher, dealers said.

October 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sees foreign buying in rupee bonds for third week

Sri Lanka has seen a total inflow of Rs.61.1bn into local currency bonds through Oct. 16 this year

October 18, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331.25/35 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

October 16, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka suffers foreign selling in rupee bonds after three weekly buying

The outflow extended net foreign selling in rupee bonds to Rs.13.8n in last six weeks

Sri Lanka rupee 332.52/60 to US dollar spot 1 week, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

Fitch pulls Sri Lanka's WindForce debt rating as issuance dropped

Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the 'A(lka)' rating assigned to WindForce's proposed 4 billion rupees debenture issue

September 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs8bn Treasury bonds after auction

Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 158 billion,

September 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker at 330.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

Bond yields were quoted higher in a volatile market, dealers said.

September 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 329.15/35 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

Rupee weaker, bond yields up

September 14, 2026 1 min read

Foreign investors buy over US$8.5mn worth of Sri Lanka rupee bonds

Foreigners have bought a net US$280 worth rupee bonds in 13 straight weeks through Sept 11

September 14, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328.90/329.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

The telegraphic transfer rate for the dollar was 324.10 buying, 333.10 selling;

September 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs150bn in 2030, 2034 and 2037 bonds

All 3 bonds are available on tap.

September 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs8bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 88 billion rupees.

September 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 328.45/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

Bond yields closed higher on select tenors,

September 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328.60/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields were quoted steady to lower, dealers said.

September 10, 2026 1 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4948 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.4403 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.3209 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,656.91 -0.43%
CSE All Share 19,927.30 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
Source: CSE
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields dip across longer terms, Rs80bn sold

The 3-month bill was up 7 basis points at 9.03 percent, with 35 billion rupees offered and 17.47 billion sold.

September 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 328.60/80 to US dollar spot, bond yields low

Bond yields closed lower on selected tenors

September 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328.75/85 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

Bond yields edged up select tenors, as a Treasury bill auction was ongoing

September 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 328.70/329.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

September 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank to raise Rs13.8bn in rights issue

3 ordinary non-voting convertible shares for every 22 ordinary voting shares and/or ordinary non-voting convertible shar

September 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328.30/40 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

Bond yields held broadly steady, dealers said.

September 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 328.25/30 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

Bond yields closed higher, dealers said.

September 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328.20/40 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

Stocks opened up

September 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328.20/30 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

Bond yields were quoted slightly higher, dealers said.

September 4, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 328.45/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

Bond yields closed higher, dealers said.

September 3, 2026 1 min read
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