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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 313.00/10 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 313.00/10 to the US dollar Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 14, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee trades at 313.20/30 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee was trading at 313.20/30 to the US dollar Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 14, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 313.10/30 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 313.10/30 to the US dollar Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 13, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee trades at 313.75/314.00 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee trades at 313.75/314.00 to the US dollar Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 13, 2024 1 min read

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
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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
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Sri Lanka 03-month Treasury Bill yield at 9.73-pct

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

April 19, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka bonds slightly higher after holiday

Sri Lanka's government bond yields, which fell steadily after a rate hike on March 24, have started to move up over the ...

April 18, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasuries yield hits 9.72-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on 03-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose 05 basis points to hit 9.72% at an auction Fri...

April 7, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka ropes in Chinese banks to help sell sovereign bond

Sri Lanka has included two Chinese lenders among a group of international investment banks that is to lead-manage a sove...

April 7, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasuries yield hits 9.67-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose across the board at Wednesday’s auction with the 03...

April 5, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka debt office sells 38-pct more bonds than offered

Sri Lanka's central bank accepted up to 38 percent higher volumes than offered in 5-year bonds going back on a promise t...

April 4, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasury Bill yield reaches 9.63-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields rose across the board at Wednesday’s auction with the 03-mon...

March 29, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasury Bill yield rises to 9.57-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose across the board at an auction on Wednesday, with the 03-m...

March 22, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells US$973mn in dollar denominated bonds

Sri Lanka has sold $973.25 million of bonds in 1, 2, 3 and 5-year tenors, with a bulk of it coming in floating rates aft...

March 14, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasury Bill yield reaches 9.47-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields rose across the board at Wednesday’s auction with the 03-mon...

March 8, 2017 1 min read