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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee closes flat at 306.50/60 to the US dollar

Bond yields were down.

March 12, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 306.50/60 to the US dollar

Bonds quiet ahead of the auction.

March 12, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 306.95/307.10 to the US dollar

Bond yields were broadly steady.

March 11, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 307.00/20 to the US dollar

Bond yields were slightly up.

March 11, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka sells extra Rs20bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 71.14 billion rupees.

Sri Lanka rupee weaker against dollar, bond yields up

Stocks trading up

Sri Lanka DFCC Bank's Basel III debt rated 'A+(lka)(EXP)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned DFCC Bank PLC's proposed Sri Lanka rupee-denominated Basel III-complian...

January 30, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells new 15-year, 2033 bonds at 10.05-pct

Sri Lanka has sold 80 billion rupees of 5 and 15 year bonds with bonds maturing on 15 January 2033 sold at a weighted av...

January 29, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's HDFC Bank downgraded on lack of state support; negative watch

Sri Lanka's HDFC Bank, a publicly traded state-controlled mortgage lender, has been downgraded to 'BBB- (lka)' from 'BBB...

January 29, 2018 4 min read

Fitch confirms SriLankan Airlines' government guaranteed bonds at 'B+'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed SriLankan Airlines Limited's (SLA) US dollar-denominated govern...

January 24, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka 01-year Treasury yield reaches 8.90-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s one-year Treasury Bill yield rose 05 basis points to 8.90% at an auction Wednesd...

January 24, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hemas acquisition of Atlas will not impact debt, rating: Fitch

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings 5.7 billion rupee acquisition of Atlas Axillia, a school and office stationery ...

January 23, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka bonds yields up, stock open lower after Presidential bombshell

Sri Lanka bonds yield moved up while stocks opened lower after an apparent presidential threat to take-over economic man...

January 22, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka 01-year Treasury yield rises to 8.85-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s one-year Treasury Bill yield rose 05 basis points to 8.85% at an auction Wednesd...

January 17, 2018 1 min read

Central Bank says cannot make comment on bond, EPF, irregularities until audit

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank said it cannot make comments on alleged frauds at the Employees Pro...

January 16, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CAL notches up top tier debt, equity and cross border M&A deals

Sri Lanka's Capital Alliance Partners (CAL), an investment bank says it helped structure some of the largest deals in th...

January 12, 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's PABC in 'significant manipulations' of bond market: CB

Sri Lanka's Pan Asian Banking Corporation Plc, had engaged in the face of it "caused significant manipulations in the Go...

January 12, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka 06-month Treasury yield fall 18bp

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s six-month Treasury Bill yield fell 18 basis points to 8.06% at an auction Wednes...

January 10, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka PM meets CB Governor for action on pre-2015 bond deals

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had met Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy on sta...

January 5, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka regulator extends Perpetual Treasuries suspension

Sri Lanka's central bank said it was suspending Perpetual Treasuries, which was involved in the island's biggest securit...

January 5, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Sunshine Holdings downgraded on Tata buyout cost

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it was downgrading Sri Lanka-based Sunshine Holdings to 'A-(lka)' from 'A(lka)' after i...

January 5, 2018 6 min read

Sri Lanka state funds, former Pan Asia bank chairman to be investigated

ECONOMYNEXT – A Presidential Commission which probed Sri Lanka’s biggest securities scam has recommended i...

January 3, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka state funds lost Rs8.5bn in bond scam, probe reveals

ECONOMYNEXT – State funds lost Rs8.5 billion in Sri Lanka’s biggest securities scam while primary dealer P...

January 3, 2018 1 min read

Forensic audit on Sri Lanka bond sales since 2008 recommended

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena said a Presidential Commission which probed Sri Lankaâ�...

January 3, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond probe says former CB governor leaked info, recommends legal action against Ravi

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena said a Presidential Commission which probed Sri Lankaâ�...

January 3, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka 06-month Treasury yield falls to 8.24-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s six-month Treasury Bill yield fell 06 basis points to 8.24% at an auction Wednes...

January 3, 2018 1 min read