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Sri Lanka rupee trades at 310.10/30 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 310.10/30 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady.

February 28, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 310.25/50 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 310.25/50 to the US dollar Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly steady.

February 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger at 310.50/75 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 310.50/75 to the US dollar Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 310.80/311.00 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 310.80/311.00 to the US dollar Monday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 26, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee weaker against dollar, bond yields edge up

Rs. 82,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on Wednesday

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
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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
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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 01-year Treasuries yield falls to 9.10-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan treasury bill yields fell at an auction Wednesday, the public debt department of the Cen...

September 20, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka new taxes to encourage bank deposits over Treasuries

New taxes effective from April 2018 could drive capital away from Treasury bill and bond markets to commercial banks due...

September 14, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's primary dealers to be taxed at 28-pct

Sri Lanka's primary dealers in government securities will be taxed at 28 percent under a new income tax law that will go...

September 12, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bonds 10-pct tax removed

Sri Lanka will end the practice of charging a 10 percent withholding tax on government securities under a new Inland Rev...

September 11, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka short bond yields up, rupee stronger

Sri Lanka's bond yields edged up slightly on Monday, ahead of a Tuesday holiday, dealers said while stocks closed lower,...

September 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields marginally up

Sri Lanka's 12 - month Treasuries yield rose 02 basis points to 9.67 percent at Wednesday's auction data from the state ...

August 29, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Seylan Bank to sell Rs10bn unsecured bonds

Sri Lanka's Seylan Bank Plc said it planned to sell 6.0 billion rupees of unsecured subordinated with an option to sell ...

August 29, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields drop after syndicated loan

Sri Lanka's bond yields has dropped over two days after proceeds of a sovereign bond came to the market and overnight ra...

August 28, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Kotagala Plantation says shortfall in debenture sinking fund

Sri Lanka's Kotagala Plantations Plc says a sinking fund to repay a billion rupee debenture has a shortfall as it had no...

August 17, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields reverse downward trend

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lankan Treasury Bills yields reversed a falling trend Wednesday with the one-year bill yield up 16 bas...

August 16, 2017 1 min read