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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee weakens at 301.00/302.05 to the US dollar

Bond yields were broadly steady.

April 17, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury Bill yields down across maturities

The debt office sold all 30 billion rupees of 3-month bills offered.

April 17, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up, banks and index heavyweights see interest

"There were mixed sentiments. Interest came into banks and index heavyweights."

April 17, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens steady at 300.00/75 to the US dollar

Bond yields remained broadly steady as well ahead of the bill auction.

April 17, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka sells extra Rs7bn Treasury bonds after auction

Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 123.16 billion

Sri Lanka's Capital Alliance in first cross-border stock deal in Bangladesh

Capital Alliance, a Colombo-based investment banking group said it had helped make a client in Sri Lanka make a transact...

September 19, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls in early trade, overnight rates higher

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 166.50/80 to the US dollar in the spot market in mid-morning trade Wednesday down from y...

September 19, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls in early trade; bond yields open higher

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee weakened to a new low of 165.30/60 rupees to the US dollar in early trading Tuesday afte...

September 18, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls to new record low below 165 to dollar

Sri Lanka's rupee closed at a new record low of 165.00/165.30 rupees to the US dollars on the spot market dealers said d...

September 17, 2018 4 min read

Sri Lanka slams Nomura report again; says not worse than Argentina and Turkey

Sri Lanka' central bank which operates a non-credible crawling peg with the US dollar has slammed a report by Nomura, an...

September 17, 2018 7 min read

Sri Lanka rupee breaches Rs164 against USD, stocks open 0.32-pct higher

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee breached 164 rupees against the US dollar to reach a new low in opening trades Monday ...

September 17, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls to new low, stocks down 0.49-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee fell sharply against the US dollar on Friday falling to a new low of 163.60/80 rupees ...

September 14, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sees first coercive bonds sales

Sri Lanka has made the first coercive bond sales after an auction on September 13, under a controversial scheme announce...

September 14, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs60bn in 3 and 7-year bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 60 billion rupees of 3 and 7 year bonds by auction after offering the same volume at an auction on Se...

September 14, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CB independent; will intervene in forex markets if needed: Eran

Sri Lanka's central bank will intervene if there is excessive volatility in forex markets, but the finance ministry does...

September 13, 2018 2 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 01-yr Treasury yield rises to 9.05-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Treasury Bill yields recovered at an auction Wednesday with the 12-month bill yield up 08 perc...

September 12, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee gains, stocks end flat

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Tuesday and stocks ended flat amidst selling int...

September 11, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells 4-year dollar bonds for 5.75-pct

Sri Lanka has sold 77.85 million dollars of dollar denominated 'Sri Lanka Development Bonds' styled securities by auctio...

September 11, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends weaker, stocks down 0.35-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - The rupee closed weaker against the US dollar Monday despite the Central Bank last week slashing commercia...

September 10, 2018 3 min read

Further Sri Lanka interest rate cuts unlikely: Moody’s

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank is unlikely to cut interest rates further to avoid triggering withd...

September 6, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's 01-yr Treasury yield down to 8.97-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Treasury Bill yields eased further at an auction Wednesday with the 12-month bill yield down t...

September 5, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends weaker, stocks gain 0.60-pct on AIA Insurance share price surge

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee closed at a new low on Tuesday, falling to within touching distance of 162 rupees agai...

September 4, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at new low, stocks gain 0.57-pct

The Sri Lanka rupee closed at a new low against the US dollar amid inconsistent policy, and stocks gained 0.57 percent d...

August 29, 2018 4 min read

Sri Lanka's 01-yr Treasury yield eases to 8.99-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's 12-month Treasury bill yield edged down one percentage point to 8.99 percent at Wednesday's au...

August 29, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka among most vulnerable to rising interest rates: Moody’s

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka one of the sovereigns that are most sensitive to rising global interest rates given forth...

August 24, 2018 3 min read