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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 329.00/10 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields held broadly steady, dealers said.

August 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop further, Rs120bn sold

All 3 bills are available on tap.

August 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 328.90/329.05 US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields held broadly steady with a downward bias on the shorter tenors, dealers said.

August 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 329.40/50 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Rupee appreciated further

August 21, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka Central Bank buys US$64.2mn in September amid depreciation pressure

CB net bought US$1,548.8 mn in the first nine months of 2026 following a net purchase of US$2 bn last year

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 330.55/65 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

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
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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's Abans Finance to list 12.5-pct debentures

Type A carries a fixed interest rate of 12.50 percent per annum, Type B carries a floating rate of AWPLR plus 2 percent

April 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, bond yields steady

Bond yields edged up slightly on the shorter tenors and stayed steady on the long end.

April 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields steady

Stocks were trending down

April 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields edge up slightly

Rupee depreciated

April 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs25.5bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total sold this week to 84,043 million.

April 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields flat

Stocks were trending up

April 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields lower

Rupee depreciated

April 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank debt rated 'A(EXP)(lka)' by Fitch Ratings

The debentures include a non-viability clause whereby they will convert to ordinary voting shares

April 16, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields dropping

Amidst cautious optimism over US-Iran and Israel-Lebanon peace talks, and a moderation in global oil prices.

April 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes flat, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed steady.

April 15, 2026 1 min read