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Monday November 9th, 2026
Bonds & Forex

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

An auction of 90,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing

November 4, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 332.65/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed steady to lower on select tenors, dealers said.

November 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 332.55/65 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Stocks opened up

November 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank to wind up inactive subsidiary

Waldock Mackenzie Limited has remained inactive since 2024, prompting the lender to initiate closure proceedings.

November 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 332.25/35 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed steady to higher on selected tenors, dealers said.

October 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rejects all bids at domestic dollar bond auction

The issue aimed to raise 100 million dollars.

October 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 332.30/40 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Stocks were down

October 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 332.10/20 to US dollar spot, bond yields lower

Bond yields closed lower, dealers said.

October 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker at 332.35/42 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Stocks opened up

October 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 332.20/35 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

Bond yields closed steady to higher on selected tenors,

October 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs2.2bn Treasury bills after auction

The issue offered 100 billion

October 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker at 332.11/20 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

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

October 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331.90/332.05 to US dollar spot, bond yields recover

Bond yields closed steady to lower on selected tenors

October 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise on shorter term, less bills sold

80.61 billion rupees of bills sold of an offered 100 billion

October 21, 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 rupee at 331.87/95 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

An auction of 100,000 million rupees Treasury bills is ongoing.

October 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331.60/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields recover

Bond yields recovered to close steady to lower, dealers said

October 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker at 331.75/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

100,000 million rupees Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on Wednesday

October 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 331.60/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

Bond yields closed higher, dealers said.

October 19, 2026 1 min read

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 rupee at 331.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Stocks opened up

October 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady

October 15, 2026 1 min read