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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 299.70/80 to the US dollar

Bond yields were steady

April 4, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 299.85/95 to the US dollar

Bond yields up

April 4, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields up, 12-month flat

3 and 6 month yields up

April 3, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 299.80/95 to the US dollar

Bond yields were up

April 3, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka banks cut Treasury bill holdings as private credit picks up

Sri Lanka's bill auctions have failed to be fully subscribed in recent weeks at the cut off rates

Sri Lanka rupee flat against dollar, bond yields edge up

An issue of Rs.155,000 million Treasury Bonds is scheduled on Thursday

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
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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 rupee strengthens, stocks gain 0.29-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee gained against the US dollar on Friday, while gilt yields closed steady and stocks gai...

May 18, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee recovers, stocks close lower

Sri Lanka's rupee recovered amid intervention and some exporter selling after the central bank talked up the rupee sayin...

May 17, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka central bank talks up the rupee

Sri Lanka's central bank talked up the rupee, as the currency fell to a fresh intra-day low almost touching 159 to the U...

May 17, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee slides in intra-day trade against US dollar, stocks gain

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee closed steady against the US dollar after the central bank intervened to prevent the c...

May 16, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka shorter tenor Treasuries yields spike

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yield rose sharply at Wednesday' auction with the 3-month yield up 23 basis points to 8.33 percen...

May 16, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee hits a new low of Rs158.20/40 against US dollar

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee fell to a new low of 158.20/40 against the US dollar on Tuesday while gilt yields cont...

May 15, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to probe forex dealers after printing money

Sri Lanka's central bank would probe market transactions Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy said after the rupe...

May 11, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka's rupee showings signs of stabilizing: Central Bank

Sri Lanka's central bank said the rupee was showing signs of stabilizing, after the rupee came under pressure from money...

May 11, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka 01-yr Treasury Bill yield rises to 9.65-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on Sri Lanka’s 01-year Treasury Bills went up 04 basis points to 9.65 percent at W...

May 9, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, gilt yields rise and stocks close 0.33-pct lower

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee ended steady against the US dollar on Tuesday while gilt yields continued to increase...

May 8, 2018 2 min read