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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 307.30/40 to the US dollar

Bond yields up.

March 7, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 307.65/75 to the US dollar

Bonds slightly higher

March 7, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 307.80/88 to the US dollar

Bond yields were broadly steady.

March 6, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 307.95/108.05 to the US dollar

Bond yields flat

March 5, 2024 1 min read

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
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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 to raise $2.5bn through bonds in 2018

EONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka expects to raise up to US$2.5 billion in 2018 under its public borrowing program by issuin...

January 3, 2018 1 min read

SrI Lanka ends 2017 with US$7.95bn in forex reserves; swaps slashed

Sri Lanka ended 2017 with 7.95 billion US dollars of forex reserves and has cut the central bank's exposure to swaps by ...

January 3, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Telecom to sell Rs7.0bn unsecured deb

Sri Lanka Telecom will sell 7.0 billion rupees of unsecured, rated debt which will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchan...

January 2, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka plans sovereign bond in early 2018

Sri Lanka would like to go to international market with a sovereign bond in early 2018 before the US Federal Reserve doe...

December 29, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells 3 and 8 year bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 30 billion rupees of 3 and 8 year bonds, the debt office said, amid falling interest rates and slowin...

December 29, 2017 1 min read

Foreign investors buy US$570mn dollars of Sri Lanka stocks, bonds

Sri Lanka's government bond and stock markets have seen 572 million US dollars flow in up to December 26, 2017, the cent...

December 28, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields drop

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields dropped at Wednesday's auction with the 6-month yield falling 10 basis points to 8.30 perc...

December 27, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasury Bill yield falls to 7.69-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bills yields fell across maturities at an auction Wednesday with the 03-month b...

December 20, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s fiscal reforms critical for better credit profile: Moody’s

ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka should continue with its fiscal reforms to improve government finances if its credit profi...

December 18, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka 01-year Treasury Bill yield falls to 9.04-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields fell further at an auction Wednesday with the 01-year bill yield fa...

December 13, 2017 1 min read