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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs8bn Treasury bills after auction

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

October 9, 2026 1 min read

Foreign investors buy Sri Lanka rupee bonds after selling for two weeks

Sri Lanka has enjoyed total inflow of around 57.5 billion rupees into rupee bonds this year through Oct 1.

October 8, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 330.95/331.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

October 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise marginally, Rs80bn sold

Treasury bill yields rose slightly on the shorter tenors

October 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 331.90/332.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields held broadly steady, dealers said.

August 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 332.00/20 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields held broadly steady, dealers said.

August 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger at 332.70/80 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Rates held broadly steady amidst further consolidation

August 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 332.75/95 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped further, dealers said.

August 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 333.50/54 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge lower

Bond yields continued to edge lower, dealers said.

August 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs14bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 154 billion rupees.

August 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 333.50/65 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped further, dealers said.

August 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger at 333.75/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady dealers said.

August 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 334.20/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped further, dealers said.

August 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop further, Rs140bn sold

All offered 140 billion rupees of bills sold

August 12, 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
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka rupee at 334.45/55 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped drastically, dealers said.

August 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 334.50/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed steady compared to the previous close after dropping intraday, dealers said.

August 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Central Bank buys US$348.6mn in July as rupee stabilizes

CB has bough US$905 million from the market on a net basis in the first seven months of 2026

August 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger at 334.90/335.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields continue decline

Bond yields extend decline

August 11, 2026 1 min read

Foreign investors buy over US$216mn worth of Sri Lanka rupee bonds in eight weeks

They have bought net Rs.51.5bn so far this year

August 10, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.35/45 to US dollar spot, bond yields dip

Bond yields closed down on the shorter tenors dealers said.

August 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.48/55 to US dollar spot, bond yields dip

Bond yields dipped on the shorter tenors dealers said.

August 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.55/80 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

August 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs14bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 154 billion rupees.

August 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.40/50 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge lower

Bond yields edged lower on selected tenors while the rest of the yield curve held steady, dealers said.

August 6, 2026 1 min read