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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs12bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 132 billion rupees.

August 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 328.50/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields down

Bond yields closed down, dealers said.

August 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs50bn in 2030 and 2035 bonds

Both bonds are available on tap.

August 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328.45/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped ahead of auction

August 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs10bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold last week to 136.94 billion rupees.

May 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee depreciated below 320 to US dollar as return of high inflation celebrated

Commerical Banks offering dollars for import TTs at 323 to the US dollar

April 30, 2026 5 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, bond yields steady

Stocks were trading down

April 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady.

April 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop on shorter maturity, less bills sold

126.9 billion rupees sold of an offered 140 billion rupees bills.

April 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields steady

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

April 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 319.00/320.00 to US dollar, bond yields steady

Rupee depreciated further

April 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee quoted wide at 319.00/320.00 to US dollar; bond yields steady

Rupee depreciated further

April 28, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 318.00/25 to US dollar

bond yields were broadly steady.

April 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee quoted wide; bond yields steady

Unchanged from Friday's close

April 27, 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 falls, no spot fx market, after money printed through swaps

Exchange rates of reserve collecting central banks depreciate due to violating a law of nature described by Hume

April 24, 2026 7 min read

No spot fx market for Sri Lanka rupee; bond yields steady

Replicating conditions seen in past episodes of currency trouble after credit driven by central bank re-finance.

April 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs11bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold last week to 121 billion rupees.

April 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee recovers slightly; bond yields steady

Rupee recovered slightly from previous close

April 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee depreciates further; bond yields steady

Rupee closed weaker in spot next

April 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields steady

The rupee depreciated further

April 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise on shorter maturities, Rs110bn bills sold

All 110 billion rupees of bills offered sold.

April 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady.

April 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields edge lower on US-Iran ceasefire announcement

An auction of 110 billion rupees Treasury bills is ongoing.

April 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields steady

An auction of 110 billion rupees Treasury bills is scheduled for Wednesday.

April 21, 2026 1 min read