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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee at 330.70/331.20 to US dollar spot, bond yields lower

Bond yields were quoted steady to lower on selected tenors, dealers said.

September 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 330.70/331.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

Rupee weakened further

September 15, 2026 1 min read

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Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the 'A(lka)' rating assigned to WindForce's proposed 4 billion rupees debenture issue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
Fitch rates Sri Lanka Sampath Bank's Rs10bn debenture issue A(lka)

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

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331.00/10 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

An auction of 90,000 million rupees Treasury bills is scheduled on October 14.

Sri Lanka rupee at 333.50/335 to US dollar spot, bond yields continue to drop

Bond yields were down sharply ahead of the bond auction, and as Brent crude oil prices fell, dealers said.

June 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335/335.25 to US dollar spot, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 329.00 buying, 338.00 selling;

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank to list 13.95-pct debentures

NTB is listing 15 billion rupees of 13.75 percent, 13.85 percent and 13.95 percent debentures,

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 333/334 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop further

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 329.00 buying

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 333/334.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 327.50 buying, 336.50 selling;

June 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trend up following US-Iran deal

Turnover was 1.81 million rupees.

June 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 332/334 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Market rallied after Pakistan announced a deal between the US and Iran, dealers said.

June 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.50/336 to US dollar spot, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.6500 buying, 337.00 selling

June 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs92.55bn in 2030 and 2032 bonds

Bids for 2037 bond were not accepted

June 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.50/336.00 to US dollar, bond yields drop

Bond yields rallied on optimism around a US-Iran deal.

June 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 sells extra Rs3.51bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 75.254 billion rupees.

June 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336/337 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 328.00 buying, 337.00 selling

June 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 333/335 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 328.00 buying, 337.00 selling;

June 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise further, less bills sold

71.74 billion rupees bills sold of an offered 140 billion.

June 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 332.25/75 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 326.5000 buying, 335.50 selling;

June 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee up after CB cuts exporter dollar conversion date, bond yields lower

An auction of 140 million rupees treasury bills was ongoing.

June 10, 2026 1 min read

EXPLAINER: Sri Lanka’s Central Bank cuts exporter dollar conversion time to 30 days 

Rupee has depreciated around 8 percent so far this year

June 10, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka CB cuts exporter dollar conversion time to curb rupee depreciation

The currency has fallen around 8 percent so far this year

June 10, 2026 2 min read

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

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 332.50 buying, 341.50 selling;

June 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields steady

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 332.50 buying, 341.50 selling

June 9, 2026 1 min read