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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 298.40/60 to the US dollar

Bond yields steady

April 15, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's central bank buys $715mn from fx markets in March

Gross official reserves went up by 431 million US dollars in March as debt was repaid from domestic savings

April 11, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 298.50/55 to the US dollar

Bond yields broadly steady

April 10, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 298.40/50 to the US dollar

Bond yields steady

April 10, 2024 1 min read

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
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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
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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
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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
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank debt issue raises Rs10bn fresh Basel III capital

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's listed Commercial Bank successfully raised 10 billion rupees in fresh capital on Monday to be ...

July 16, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs80bn in 7 and 15-year bonds near market

Sri Lanka has sold 35 billion rupees of 7 year bonds and 45 billion rupees of 15 year bonds at yields near the secondary...

July 12, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s 03-month Treasury yield rises to 8.37-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The Public Debt Department of Sri Lanka’s central bank sold five billion rupees of 03-month ...

July 11, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka regulator extends Perpetual Treasuries suspension again

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's central bank said it ws extending the suspension of Perpetual Treasuries, involved in the isla...

July 5, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s 01-year Treasury yield rises to 9.43-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s 01-year Treasury Bill yield rose 04 basis points to 9.43 percent at an auction Wednesda...

July 4, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank Basel III bonds rated a notch below

Basel III compliant bond sold by Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank has been rated 'AA-(lka)' a notch below the bank's 'AA(lka/...

July 3, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee has fallen less than other Asian currencies: Finance Minister

Sri Lanka’s rupee has fallen 3.3 percent so far this year, much less than several other currencies in the region,...

June 29, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells 12-month bills, rejects bids for shorter tenors

Sri Lanka's has rejected bids for 3 and 6 month bills and sold 10.1 billion rupees of Treasury bills at Wednesday's auct...

June 26, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells US$700mn dollar in 3 and 4-year bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 700 million US dollars dollar denominated bonds 693.89 million dollars in 2-year 10-month bonds, data...

June 25, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger in early trade; stocks open higher

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 158.60/80 to the US dollar in the spot market in early trade Monday strengthening from F...

June 25, 2018 1 min read