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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee improves to 329.25/50 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

The telegraphic transfer rates for the dollar was 325.6500 buying 334.6500 selling

August 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 330.10/20 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Rupee appreciated further

August 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs14bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 154 billion rupees.

August 20, 2026 1 min read

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

Rupee appreciated further

August 20, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee closes at 330.60/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

At the end of September, the rupee had depreciated by 6.3 percent against the US dollar on a year-to-date basis.

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
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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 Treasury bill yields rise, less bills sold

58.52 billion rupees of bills sold of an offered 90 billion.

April 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, bond yields steady

Stocks were trending up

April 15, 2026 1 min read

Foreigners sell US$2.25mn worth Sri Lanka rupee bonds

Net foreign inflows into rupee bonds down to 1,554 million rupees in first 15 weeks of this year

April 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said

April 10, 2026 1 min read

No takers for Sri Lanka Treasury bonds offered on tap

“No further subscription was made under Direct Issuance Window

April 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, bond yields steady

Stocks were trading up

April 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs5bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold last week to 35 billion rupees.

April 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs82.09bn in 2030, 2034 and 2037 bonds

Of an offered 100 billion

April 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields up

April 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields quoted higher

An auction of 100,000 rupees treasury bonds was ongoing.

April 9, 2026 1 min read