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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 300.00/75 to the US dollar

While bond yields remained broadly steady.

April 16, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down, banks take hit after ISB no deal

Banks saw selling pressure due to lack of deal with ISB bondholders

April 16, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 299.00/25 to the US dollar

Bond yields were broadly steady.

April 16, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 299.00/10 to the US dollar

Bond yields were broadly steady

April 15, 2024 1 min read
Fitch assigns DFCC Bank’s Rs3bn blue bond preliminary 'A' rating

The first listed blue bond issuance in Sri Lanka

Foreign investors buy Sri Lanka rupee bonds for third straight week

Sri Lanka has witnessed around $152 million inflow into rupee bonds from Dec. 26 last year

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
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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 could face tighter foreign borrowing conditions: Moody’s

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka could face significantly tighter external refinancing conditions during the next five years, Moo...

August 17, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka’s 01-yr Treasury Bill yield falls to 9-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields fell across maturities at an auction Wednesday with the 01-year bil...

August 15, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka overnight rates slide with excess liquidity

Sri Lanka's overnight rates are touching 8.0 percent with excess liquidity climbing to 55 billion rupees, and a rupee so...

August 13, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lankan Treasuries yields fall across maturities

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields fell further at an auction Wednesday with the 01-year bill yield fa...

August 8, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Abans retains BBB+ (lka) Fitch rating

ECONOMYNEXT- Fitch Ratings has confirmed Sri Lankan retailer Abans Plc at BBB+ (lka) with a stable outlook, over improvi...

August 7, 2018 7 min read

Sri Lanka central bank seen keeping rates unchanged

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank is likely to keep its policy interest rates unchanged Friday when i...

August 2, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's 01-year Treasuries yield falls to 9.23-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields edged lower at an auction Wednesday with the 01-year bill yield fal...

August 1, 2018 1 min read

Moody's confirms Sri Lanka's ratings at B1, maintains negative Outlook

ECONOMYNEXT - Moody's Investors Service said it has confirmed the Sri Lankan government's foreign currency issuer and se...

July 26, 2018 8 min read

Sri Lankan Treasuries yields ease across tenors

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields edged lower across all maturities at an auction Tuesday with the 01...

July 24, 2018 1 min read

Bad loans keep Sri Lanka's HDFC Bank on 'Ratings Watch Negative'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings Lanka says it will keep Sri Lanka's state-controlled Housing Development Finance Corp...

July 24, 2018 4 min read