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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 298.90/299.00 to the US dollar

Bond yields were down.

April 8, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 298.80/299.00 to the US dollar

Bond yields were broadly steady.

April 8, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 299.25/30 to the US dollar

Bond yields were steady.

April 5, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 299.35/55 to the US dollar

Bond yields were stable

April 5, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee weaker against dollar, bond yields steady

An issue of Rs.155,000 million Treasury Bonds was ongoing

Sri Lanka rupee recovers from intra-day low on exporter dollar sales; stocks close 0.76-pct lower

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee closed marginally weaker against the US dollar Wednesday after export conversions claw...

June 20, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields fall amid currency pressure

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields eased at Wednesday's primary market auction with the benchmark 12-month yield falling 7 basi...

June 20, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weakens to 160.10/20 to the dollar, stocks open lower

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee weakened to 160.10/20 rupees against the US dollar in early trading in the spot market...

June 20, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee hovers near 160 to the dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 159.95/95 against the spot US dollar Monday, near the psychological 160 to the US dol...

June 18, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, stocks open lower

Sri Lanka's markets got off to a slow start Monday after a three day long weekend, with rupee steady and stocks opening ...

June 18, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Rupee marginally weaker; stocks end 0.17-pct lower

The Sri Lanka rupee closed marginally weaker against the US dollar on Wednesday while gilt yields see-sawed and stocks c...

June 13, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, gilt yields ease and stocks open higher

The Sri Lanka rupee opened steady against the US dollar on Wednesday as gilt yields eased and stocks opened higher in ea...

June 13, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields flat; 3-month below overnight rate

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields were flat at Tuesday's auction with the 12-month yield falling 04 basis points to 9.44 per...

June 12, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee marginally stronger; stocks open higher

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted marginally stronger against the US dollar in early trading Tuesday despite exporter holdbac...

June 12, 2018 1 min read

Foreign investors sell down some Sri Lanka bonds

Foreign investors had sold down about 2.8 billion rupees of bonds in the week to June 2018, amid political uncertainty, ...

June 8, 2018 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 01-year Treasury Bill yield falls to 9.49-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's 01-year Treasury Bill yield fell 13 basis points to 9.49% at an auction Wednesday, data...

June 6, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee makes marginal gains, stocks edge lower

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee edged marginally higher against the US dollar in the spot market Monday, as gilt yield...

June 4, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka's LOLC March earnings down 74-pt

Profits at Lanka Orix Leasing (LOLC) contracted 74 percent from a year earlier to 2.46 billion rupees in the March 2018 ...

June 4, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks open lower, rupee steady, liquidity short

Sri Lanka's stocks opened lower Monday and the rupee was steady after hitting a new low on Friday, dealers and brokers s...

June 4, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields down

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yield fell across maturities with the 12-month yield falling 09 basis points to 9.62 percent, dat...

May 30, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs90bn 5 and 10-year bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 90 billion rupees of 5 and 10-year bonds at an auction Monday, data from the state debt office showed...

May 28, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weakens, stocks gain 0.10-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee weakened against the US dollar, as gilt yields edged upwards and stocks closed 0.10 pe...

May 24, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee slightly weaker, central bank keeps excess liquidity down

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 158.12/15 in early afternoon trade Thursday, slightly weaker from yesterday close of aro...

May 24, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, stocks close 0.10-pct lower

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee closed steady against the US dollar on Wednesday while gilt yields edged higher and st...

May 23, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes steady, stocks down 0.40-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee closed steady against the US dollar in the spot market trading in a narrower band Mond...

May 21, 2018 2 min read