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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 309.50/70 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 309.50/70 to the US dollar Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields slightly higher.

February 29, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 309.90/310.00 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee appreciated further to open at 309.90/310.00 to US dollar Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields steady...

February 29, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 310.00/15 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 310.00/15 to the US dollar Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady.

February 28, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields edge up after steep fall

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yield have come down sharply in recent weeks

February 28, 2024 2 min read
Sri Lanka sells 37-pct less bills than offered

Sold 51.14 billion rupees of Treasury bills of an offered 82 million

Sri Lanka rupee steady, stocks up

Bond broadly unchanged

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields fall again

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

December 6, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields fall across maturities

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields fell across maturities at an auction Tuesday with the 03-month bill...

November 28, 2017 1 min read

New Sri Lanka central bank department to implement foreign exchange law

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank said it has set up a new department called the Department of Foreig...

November 24, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasuries yield falls to 8.40-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on Sri Lanka’s 03-month Treasury Bills fell 14 basis points to 8.40 percent at an ...

November 22, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka PM outlines bond policy, makes history

ECONOMYNEXT - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe explained his government's policy on raising public debt as he entered...

November 20, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka bonds probe reveals calls between Mahendran, Perpetual Treasuries’ Palisena

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran had been in regular contact with K...

November 17, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s 03-month Treasury Bill yield falls to 8.54-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's 03-month treasury Bill yield fell 13 basis points to 8.54 percent at this week’s...

November 15, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells 2 and 8 year bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 10 billion rupees of 2 year 6 month bonds at 9.92 percent, and 15 billion rupees of 7 year 11 month b...

October 31, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 01-year Treasury Bill yield rises to 9.51-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yields on 01-year Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose 05 basis points to 9.51% at an auction Wednesd...

October 25, 2017 1 min read

Repayment bunching raises Sri Lanka’s debt rollover risks: Moody’s

ECONOMYNEXT – Despite a recent increase in foreign exchange reserves, Sri Lanka’s reserve coverage of exte...

October 17, 2017 3 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
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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 Lankan Treasuries yields rise across maturities

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose across maturities Tuesday with the 03-month bill yield edg...

October 17, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s First Capital A- rating confirmed by ICRA

ECONOMYNEXT – ICRA Lanka Limited has confirmed the issuer rating of SL[A-] with stable outlook for First Capital ...

October 16, 2017 2 min read

Fraud hit Sri Lanka gilt dealer Entrust reveals Rs11bn scam

Sri Lanka's Entrust Securities, a primary dealer in government securities embroiled in a fraud has revealed an 11 billio...

October 13, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka seen facing risks from global interest rate hike

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has the fourth highest external vulnerability risk to a rise in global interest rate among that ...

October 11, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields up, 01-year bill 9.41-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka Treasuries yields rose across maturities at Wednesday's auction with the 01-year bill yield up 0...

October 11, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Siyapatha Finance 5-year bond oversubscribed

ECONOMYNEXT - Siyapatha Finance Plc, a non-bank lender, said its listed 5-year bond issue had been oversubscribed with a...

September 29, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields steady

Sri Lanka's 12-month Treasuries yield was flat at 9.10 percent at Wednesday's auction but the 12-month yield rose 07 bas...

September 27, 2017 1 min read

Foreigners in Sri Lanka Treasury bonds may not have to pay tax

Foreign investors in Sri Lanka's rupee bonds may not have to pay taxes after April 2018, Deputy Central Bank Governor Na...

September 26, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Siyapatha Finance 5-year bond coupon hiked by 50bp

Siyapatha Finance Plc, a non-bank lender said the coupon of its upcoming listed 5-year bond has been raised to 12.5 perc...

September 22, 2017 2 min read

Japan's SBI Holdings buys into Sri Lanka's Wealth Trust Securities

SBI Holdings, a Japan based investment group said it is buying a 20 percent state in Sri Lanka's Wealth Trust Securities...

September 22, 2017 1 min read