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Sri Lanka rupee opens at 312.50/60 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 312.50/60 to the US dollar Friday, dealers said. Bond yields were up.

February 16, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 313.70/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 313.70/90 to the US dollar Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields were up.

February 15, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 313.00/30 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 313.00/30 to the US dollar Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 15, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields fall across maturities

Three month rates fall 117 basis points

February 14, 2024 4 min read

Sri Lankan Treasuries yields ease

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills eased at Tuesday’s auction, with the 03-month bill yield...

June 6, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka banks not told to refuse Qatar Riyals

Sri Lanka's Central Bank said banks have not been told to refuse Qatar Riyals.

June 6, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Perpetual Treasuries makes billions selling bonds to state funds: bondscam inquiry

Sri Lanka's Perpetual Treasuries, a primary dealer, has made billions of rupees selling bonds bought from a controversia...

June 6, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields edge down

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan government Treasury Bills edged down at this week’s auction with the 03...

May 31, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasury Bill yield steady at 9.62-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on 03-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills stayed steady at 9.62 percent at Wednesday’s...

May 24, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury Bill yields edge down

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills edged down at Wednesday’s auction with the 03-month bill...

May 17, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka could sell second sovereign bond in 2017 for 'liability management'

Sri Lanka could go to the markets in 2017 with a second sovereign bond for better management of debt, Central Bank Gover...

May 9, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka wants to narrow gap between to spot and forward forex rates

The central bank increased the reference rate for the rupee to 'compress' the difference between spot and forward rates,...

May 9, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 2027 sovereign bond rated 'B1' by Moody's

Moody's Investors' Service has given a 'B1' rating with a negative outlook for Sri Lanka's 10-year sovereign bond sold l...

May 8, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka sells US$285mn fixed and floating rate bonds

Sri Lanka sold 285.18 million dollars of fixed and floating rate bonds with the market showing a strong demand for float...

May 7, 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 narrows risk premium on 10-year sovereign bond

Sri Lanka has narrowed the risk premium charged over the US 10-year yield in its latest 1.5 billion US dollar bond sale,...

May 5, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka raises US$1.5bn for 10 years at 6.2-pct

Sri Lanka has raised 1.5 billion US dollars at 6.2 percent from a 10-year sovereign bond, lower than the initial price g...

May 5, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka sovereign bond rated 'B+(EX) by Fitch

Fitch Ratings has given a 'B+(EXP)' rating to an international sovereign bond Sri Lanka is currently marketing.

May 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka launches 10-year sovereign bond

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has started selling a 10-year sovereign bond with initial price guidance around 6.625 percent as...

May 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond dealers to trade repos on Bloomberg

Sri Lanka's central bank said bond dealers have been asked to quote and trade reverse repurchase deals on a Bloomberg tr...

May 4, 2017 2 min read

Singer Sri Lanka 'A- (lka)' rating confirmed by Fitch

Fitch Ratings has confirmed the 'A- (lka)' rating of Singer Sri Lanka Plc, a publicly traded consumer durables distribut...

May 2, 2017 6 min read

Sri Lanka plans sovereign bond by June; seven lead managers

Sri Lanka is planning to launch a sovereign bond by June, armed for which seven lead managers including two Chinese have...

April 27, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields drop

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields dropped at Wednesday's auction, with the 12-month yield falling 09 basis points to 11.02 p...

April 26, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to sell US$3.0bn in dollar bonds

Sri Lanka has raised a limit on selling dollar-denominated Sri Lankan development bonds to 3.0 billion in 2017, the gove...

April 26, 2017 1 min read

Governor's bond tender interference would make us go naked: Sri Lanka central banker

A senior central banker had protested interference by ex-Governor Arjuna Mahendran in a 2015 bond auction, saying a tend...

April 26, 2017 2 min read