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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 303.55/70 to the US dollar

Bond yields steady

March 22, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 303.85/95 to the US dollar

Bond yields were up

March 21, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee expected to reach 280 to US dollar by June: President

Then the prices of goods will fall. Next year the rupee may strengthen even more

March 21, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 304.00/20 to the US dollar

Bond yields were broadly steady

March 20, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka sells less than offered treasury bills, yields flat

The 3 month and 12 month bills are available on tap at the weighted average yield.

Sri Lanka Treasuries yield drop 20bp

Sri Lanka's 12-month Treasuries yield dropped 20 basis points from a week earlier to 9.71 percent at Tuesday's auction, ...

April 10, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields, overnight rates down after liquidity injections

Sri Lanka's bond markets were active after a ceiling rate cut, which was followed up with tens of billions of rupees of ...

April 10, 2018 2 min read

Moody’s upbeat on Sri Lanka’s new tax law, says supports revenue growth

ECONOMYNEXT – International credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service said Sri Lanka’s new Inl...

April 9, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka listed firms seek Rs20bn in debt ahead of New Year

Debt issues of up to 20 billion rupees of two state-controlled listed companies, Sri Lanka Telecom and People's Leasing ...

April 8, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Telecom Rs7bn debt rated AAA(lka): Fitch

Fitch Ratings said it assigned a AAA(lka) rating to Lanka Telecom's proposed 7 billion debenture issue despite a new tax...

April 5, 2018 6 min read

Fitch Ratings raises stake in Sri Lanka unit

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has increased its ownership of Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd. to about 89% from 45% throug...

April 5, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka 12-month Treasuries yield reaches 9.91-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on Sri Lanka’s 12-month Treasury Bills edged up further at an auction Wednesday, r...

April 4, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks gain 0.13-pct, rupee weakens

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.13 percent higher Tuesday on buying in Distilleries, while the rupee weakened ag...

April 3, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka bonds yields soar amid tax changes

Sri Lanka's bond yields rose sharply as the market took stock of two tax changes coming into effect from April, with auc...

March 29, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields sharply up at auction

Sri Lanka has sold 50 billion rupees in 5-year bonds and 30 billion rupees in 10-year after offering the same volume, da...

March 29, 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’s Hemas Holdings retains 'AA-(lka)' Fitch rating

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lankan conglomerate Hemas Holdings has retained its 'AA-(lka)' Fitch rating with a stable outlook, wit...

March 27, 2018 8 min read

Sri Lanka 12-month Treasuries yield edges up to 9.69-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on Sri Lanka’s 12-month Treasury Bills edged back up 03 basis points to 9.69% at a...

March 27, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka DFCC Bank's debentures oversubscribed on opening day

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s DFCC Bank said its Basel III compliant Tier 2 debenture issue to raise up to Rs ...

March 27, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka 12-month Treasuries yield falls to 9.66-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills, which had been rising since January, fell at an auction Wednes...

March 21, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's HNB Assurance 'A' rating confirmed; new tax rules to hit profitability

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it affirmed Sri Lanka's HNB Assurance's 'A' credit rating although profitability is ex...

March 19, 2018 4 min read

Sri Lanka 01-year Treasuries yield rises to 9.70-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on 12-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose further at an auction Wednesday, to reach 9.70...

March 14, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's DFCC Bank Basel III debt gets 'A+' rating

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings on Wednesday assigned an A-Plus credit rating to Sri Lanka's DFCC Bank's 7 billion ru...

March 14, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Citizens Development debenture to raise Rs2bn

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) will raise up to 2 billion rupees via a debent...

March 9, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka bonds illiquid after bill auction shock

Sri Lanka bond market were illiquid Wednesday as it digested the aftershocks of a Treasury bill auction where sharply hi...

February 28, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs30bn in 12-month bills, yield up

Sri Lanka's central bank sold 30-billion rupees of 12-month bills at the weekly auction Tuesday with the average yield r...

February 27, 2018 2 min read