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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields fall across maturities

Sri Lanka cut rates 50 basis points this week

March 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 300.85/301.00 to the US dollar

Bond yields were stable

March 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 301.00/20 to the US dollar

Bond yields down.

March 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 301.90/302.00 to the US dollar

Bond yields steady

March 26, 2024 1 min read

Rupee nears Rs158 against US dollar, stocks down 0.18-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lanka rupee extended its record low closing at 157.70/90 rupees against the US dollar in th...

April 26, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka forex reserves hit US$9.9bn: central bank governor

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves have grown to US$9.9 billion so far this year, Central...

April 26, 2018 1 min read

Rupee continues slide, stocks down 0.10-pct in early Thursday trading

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee continued its slide against the US dollar in early trading Wednesday, with gilt yields...

April 26, 2018 1 min read

Rupee hits new low of Rs157.68 to US dollar, stocks gain 0.26-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee extended a record low to 157.60/68 rupees against the US dollar Wednesday, as gilt yie...

April 25, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka 01-year Treasuries yield falls to 9.59-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields fell again at an auction Wednesday with the one-year Treasury Bill ...

April 25, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee slides to new low, stocks open flat

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee continued to extend a record low against the US dollar in early trading Wednesday, wit...

April 25, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks fall 0.13-pct, rupee extends record low

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.13 percent Tuesday on selling in alcohol and tobacco stocks, while bond yields i...

April 24, 2018 2 min read

Rupee extends record low against US dollar, stocks open flat

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka rupee extended a record low against the US dollar Tuesday, crossing 157 rupees against the green...

April 24, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee plunges to new historic lows after liquidity injections

Sri Lanka's rupee hit a new low of 156/50 to the US dollar Wednesday down from 155.70/80 last week, after the central ba...

April 18, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka 01-year Treasuries yield drops to 9.65-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s one-year Treasury Bill yield fell further at an auction Wednesday, falling by 06...

April 18, 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 $2.5bn bond sale confirms investor confidence in growth story: HSBC

Sri Lanka's 2.5 billion US dollar bond sale has confirmed its position as a top issuer in the capital market with invest...

April 18, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka bonds yields rise, stock open higher after New Year

Sri Lanka's gilt yields rose Monday despite a 2.5 billion US dollar sovereign bond sale amid political uncertainly but s...

April 16, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Nations Trust Bank, SLT, People's Leasing debt issues oversubscribed

Sri Lanka's Nations Trust Bank said its 3.5 billion Basel-III-compliant debenture issue was oversubscribed on opening da...

April 16, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka US$2.5bn bond timing brought strong demand: Standard Chartered

Sri Lanka's successful 2.5 billion US dollar bond sale met the price and volume requirement and the timing helped draw i...

April 12, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sovereign bonds get US$6.5bn in orders; US buyers lead: report

Sri Lanka's 2.5 billion US dollar sovereign bond sale had got 6.5 billion dollars of orders, with most of the bonds bein...

April 12, 2018 1 min read

S&P rates Sri Lanka sovereing bonds 'B+'

Standard and Poor's has rated Sri Lanka's 5 and 10 year bonds which were marketed on April 11, 'B+' in line with the cou...

April 12, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells record US$2.5bn in 5, 10-year sovereign bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 2.5 billion US dollars from sovereign bonds selling 5-yaer bonds at 5.75 percent and 10-year bonds at...

April 12, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka 10-year sovereign bond guidance narrowed to 6.75-pct

The pricing of Sri Lanka's 10-year sovereign bond that was launched Wednesday has been narrowed to 6.75 percent and whil...

April 11, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's sovereign bond issue rated B+(EXP): Fitch

Fitch Ratings has assigned a B+(EXP) rating to Sri Lanka's sovereign bond issue of 5 and 10-year tenors with initial pri...

April 11, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka launches 5, 10-year sovereign bonds

Sri Lanka has launched a sovereign bond sale offering 5 and 10 year tenors with initial price guidance of around 6 to 7 ...

April 11, 2018 1 min read