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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee at 329.05/20 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped drastically, dealers said.

September 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 329.30/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields closed lower, dealers said.

September 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 330.80/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields slightly up

Bond yields edged up dealers said.

September 22, 2026 1 min read

Foreign investors sell Sri Lanka rupee bonds amid depreciation 

The rupee fell around 1 percent last week

September 21, 2026 2 min read
Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank to raise Rs10bn in debenture sale

5-year (12.80%) and 7-year (13.00%) instruments will be offered at 100 rupees each.

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs7.2bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold in the week to 73.332 billion rupees; less than the offered 90bn.

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.20/35 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

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

July 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.25/35 to US dollar spot, bond edge up

Bond yields edged up slightly on profit taking, dealers said.

July 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs7.7bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 107,731 million rupees.

July 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.90/336.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.75 buying, 340.75 selling

July 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.35/40 to US dollar spot, bond yields lower

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 341.09 selling.

July 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.20/40 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.75 buying, 340.75 selling;

July 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise, all bills sold

All offered 100 billion rupees of bills sold.

July 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 331.66/341.30 to US dollar

An auction of Rs. 100,000 million Treasury bills is scheduled on July 1.

July 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs6bn Treasury bonds after auction

Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 66 billion

July 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.30/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 332.65 buying, 341.65 selling;

June 26, 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 sells Rs60bn in 2030 and 2035 bonds

Both bonds are available on tap.

June 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs1.5bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 71.521 billion rupees.

June 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.90/337.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 332.3416 buying, 342.0372 selling;

June 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 337.25/35 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 333.00 buying, 342.00 selling

June 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.75/337.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge lower

Bond yields edged lower slightly, dealers said.

June 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise, all bills sold

All 3 bills are available on tap.

June 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 337.00/75 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

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

June 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.50/80 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

An auction of Rs70bn Treasury bills is on.

June 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.15/40 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Rs70bn Treasury bill auction on Wednesday

June 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 334.40/335.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge lower

Bond yields were edging lower on the shorter tenors, dealers said.

June 23, 2026 1 min read