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Monday November 9th, 2026
Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 332.55/65 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed steady to lower on select tenors

November 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 332.55/65 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Stocks opened up

November 2, 2026 1 min read

Foreign investors dump Sri Lanka rupee bonds for second straight week

Outflows come amid slight rupee depreciation

October 31, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 332.50/62 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady

October 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 331.87/95 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

An auction of 100,000 million rupees Treasury bills is ongoing.

October 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331.60/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields recover

Bond yields recovered to close steady to lower, dealers said

October 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker at 331.75/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

100,000 million rupees Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on Wednesday

October 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 331.60/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

Bond yields closed higher, dealers said.

October 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka holds pre-bid meeting ahead of Domestic Dollar Bond issue

The DDB 2026 will be offered in the domestic market through 15 designated agents comprising primary dealers and banks

October 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker at 331.55/65 to US dollar spot, bond yields slightly higher

Bond yields were quoted slightly higher, dealers said.

October 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sees foreign buying in rupee bonds for third week

Sri Lanka has seen a total inflow of Rs.61.1bn into local currency bonds through Oct. 16 this year

October 18, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331.25/35 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

October 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 331.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Stocks opened up

October 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady

October 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
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank to raise Rs10bn in debenture sale

5-year (12.80%) and 7-year (13.00%) instruments will be offered at 100 rupees each.

October 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs7.2bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold in the week to 73.332 billion rupees; less than the offered 90bn.

October 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 331.20/30 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

Stocks opened up

October 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs5bn Treasury bonds after auction

Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 85.69 billion

October 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

Bond yields edged up slightly on the shorter end of the yield curve

October 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise on shorter term, less bills sold

66.12 billion rupees of bills sold of an offered 90 billion

October 14, 2026 1 min read

Fitch rates Sri Lanka Sampath Bank's Rs10bn debenture issue A(lka)

The proposed debentures, which will mature in five and seven years, will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

October 14, 2026 2 min read

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

An auction of 90,000 million rupees Treasury bills is scheduled on October 14.

October 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs80.69bn in 2029, 2031 and 2036 bonds

The issue offered 100 billion rupees

October 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to raise $100mn through domestic dollar bond auction

The fixed rate of interest payable on the bond will be determined through competitive bidding

October 13, 2026 1 min read