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Monday November 9th, 2026
Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields dip across longer terms, Rs80bn sold

The 3-month bill was up 7 basis points at 9.03 percent, with 35 billion rupees offered and 17.47 billion sold.

September 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 328.60/80 to US dollar spot, bond yields low

Bond yields closed lower on selected tenors

September 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328.75/85 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

Bond yields edged up select tenors, as a Treasury bill auction was ongoing

September 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 328.70/329.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

September 8, 2026 1 min read
Foreign investors buy Sri Lanka rupee bonds for second week

Sri Lanka has witnessed total inflow of around Rs.60.7 billion into rupee bonds this year through Oct. 9

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 330.85/95 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

Bond yields closed slightly higher, dealers said.

Sri Lanka rupee 334.50/335.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

Bond yields edged up slightly

June 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 333.00/335.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

An auction of 140,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.

June 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 332.00/333.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

140,000 million rupees Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on June 3.

June 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 331.50/332.50 to US dollar, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 327.00 buying, 336.00 selling.

June 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 331.50/332.00 to US dollar spot 1 week, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 326.00 buying, 335.00 selling.

June 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs24bn Treasury bonds after auction

Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 264 billion

June 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 330/332 to US dollar, bond yields flat

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 326.00 buying, 335.00 selling.

June 1, 2026 1 min read

Foreigners sell over US$22mn worth Sri Lanka bonds despite rupee recovery

Country has witnessed over US$51mn net outflow in the last three weeks

May 30, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331/332 to US dollar, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 325.00 buying, 334.00 selling.

May 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328/330 to US dollar, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped sharply on the news of an US-Iran truce and crude oil dropping to 91 dollars a barrel, dealers said

May 29, 2026 1 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Sri Lanka sells extra Rs4.3bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 99,859 million rupees.

May 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee spot closes at 328.50/332.00 to US dollar, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 323.5000 buying, 332.5000 selling.

May 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs240bn in 2030, 2033 and 2035 bonds

All 3 bonds are available on tap.

May 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee spot at 328/330 to US dollar, bond market quiet amidst auction

An auction of 240,000 million rupees treasury bonds was ongoing

May 27, 2026 1 min read

Panicked Sri Lanka importers had bought forward dollars at up to Rs380-400: CB Governor

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May 27, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee spot closes at 324/325.50 to US dollar, bond yields up

Bond yields spiked

May 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields spike, less bills sold

All 3 bills are available on tap.

May 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee spot at 322.00/323.50 to US dollar, bond yields up

Bond yields were quoted higher following the rate hike

May 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee spot closes at 325.50/327 to US dollar, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 321.5000 buying, 330.5000 selling.

May 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee spot at 328/335 to US dollar, bond yields hold firm

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 325.5000 buying, 334.5000 selling.

May 25, 2026 1 min read