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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields up across maturities

More three month bills sold and less 12 month bills sold

March 20, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 304.40/70 to the US dollar

Bond yields steady

March 20, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 303.95/304.05 to the US dollar

Bond yields were down

March 19, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 303.90/304.05 to the US dollar

Bond yields steady

March 19, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee weaker against dollar, bond yields up

Rs 74,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on Wednesday.

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
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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 bond yields steady, rupee stronger

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 154.85/95 to the US dollar in morning trade, around the same level as yesterday's close,...

February 27, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells lower than offered bonds; forced dump rule not used

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has sold 22 billion rupees of 3 and 7 year bonds, lower than the 40 billion rupees offered, at r...

February 26, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, bond yields up on auction day

Sri Lanka's bond yields were up about 10 to 15 basis points ahead of a bond auction late in the day, and the rupee was s...

February 26, 2018 1 min read

Investors sell Sri Lanka rupee bonds amid political in-fighting

Foreign investors in Sri Lanka rupee bonds have started to cut their portfolios amid conflicts between President Maithri...

February 26, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka bonds flat, concern that Mangala may change

Sri Lanka bond yields were flat and the rupee was steady, but stock were weaker though there were concerns that Finance ...

February 23, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger, interest in bills, bond yields slightly up

Sri Lanka's rupees was stronger and one year bills were actively quoted following two auctions where no money was printe...

February 22, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka 12-month Treasuries yield up 17bp

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lanka's Treasury Bills rose sharply for the second week running at Wednesday's auctio...

February 21, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields up as cabinet re-shuffle awaited; rupee flat

Sri Lanka's government bonds faced renewed selling pressure Wednesday amid continued political drift, as a cabinet re-sh...

February 21, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields fall, stocks open higher

Sri Lanka's bond yields fell Tuesday following statements that the ruling coalition will continue with a cabinet re-shuf...

February 20, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee open stronger, bonds wide amid uncertainty

Sri Lanka's rupee opened at 155.10/20 to the US dollar in the spot market, slightly stronger from Friday's close of 155....

February 19, 2018 1 min read