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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 330.90/331.05 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

September 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 330.50/65 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge lower

Bond yields were slightly down at open

September 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 330.15/30 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said.

September 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs6bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 66 billion rupees.

September 24, 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

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

Sri Lanka sells Rs150bn in 2030, 2034 and 2037 bonds

All offered bonds sold

July 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank to list 13.25-pct debentures

The Colombo Stock Exchange has approved the listing in principle.

July 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.00/20 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

July 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.70/336.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

The telegraphic transfer rate for the US dollar was 331.3000 buying, 340.3000 selling;

July 13, 2026 1 min read

Foreign holdings in Sri Lanka rupee bonds hit near 3-year high with US$97mn buying

Offshore investors have bought over US$144mn in the last three weeks

July 12, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs10bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 110 billion rupees.

July 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.70/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

Bond yields were broadly steady dealers said.

July 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.75/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 340.50 selling

July 10, 2026 1 min read

Fitch rates Sampath Bank’s Rs10bn green bond A(lka)

The proposed bonds, which will mature in five and seven years, will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

July 10, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.00/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 340.50 selling;

July 9, 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 336.65/75 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 340.50 selling

July 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields steady, Rs100bn sold

3-month bill dipped

July 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.00/30 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 330.50 buying, 339.50 selling;

July 8, 2026 1 min read

Fitch rates Sri Lanka Commercial Bank’s Rs20bn debenture ‘A(lka)’

COMB's National Long-Term Rating is used as the anchor rating for this instrument because the rating reflects the bank's

July 8, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.50/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

Rs 100,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on 8 July.

July 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 334.75/85 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Rs 100,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on 8 July

July 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 334.65/75 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 330.50 buying, 339.50 selling;

July 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 334.90/335.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 330.75 buying, 339.75 selling;

July 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.00/40 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 330.75 buying, 339.75 selling;

July 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka regulator extends Perpetual Treasuries suspension by 6-months

“in order to continue the investigations being conducted”.

July 6, 2026 1 min read