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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 313.45/75 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 313.45/75 to the US dollar Monday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 12, 2024 1 min read

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 Friday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 9, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens stable at 313.00/50 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened steady at 313.00/50 to the US dollar Friday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 9, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 313.00/50 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 313.00/50 to the US dollar Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 8, 2024 1 min read

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
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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's Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund rating confirmed at 'B+f'

Fitch Ratings said it was confirming a 'B+f' rating of Ceylon Dollar Bond fund which invests in dollar denominated gover...

March 4, 2017 5 min read

Sri Lanka seeks lead managers for 2017 sovereign bond

Sri Lanka has requested proposals from banks and investment house to manage a sovereign bond of up to 1.5 billion US dol...

March 3, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka govt bonds have ‘full legal authority’: central bank

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka central bank said all Treasury bonds issued on behalf of the government have “full legal a...

March 2, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasury Bill yield rises to 9.38-pct at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields rose across the board at an auction Wednesday with the 03-month bil...

March 1, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 02-year Treasury Bonds yield 12.89-pct at auction - central bank

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank said it sold 02-year Treasury Bond to yield 12.10% at an auction Th...

February 23, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to sign deal with Euroclear to process rupee bonds

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government has approved an agreement with Belgium-based Euroclear to process interna...

February 23, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields up, lower volumes sold

Sri Lanka's 3-month Treasuries yield edged up 10 basis points to 9.32 percent at Wednesday's auction though the only 7.8...

February 21, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee bond exodus by Templeton: Fin Min

An exodus from Sri Lanka's rupee bond markets was mainly caused by the Templeton Investment Group, Finance Minister Ravi...

February 16, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month T-Bill yield rises to 9.22-pct

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

February 15, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month T-Bill yield hits 9.16-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on three-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose further at an auction Tuesday, going up 08 ...

February 7, 2017 1 min read