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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee stronger at 333.75/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady dealers said.

August 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 334.20/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped further, dealers said.

August 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop further, Rs140bn sold

All offered 140 billion rupees of bills sold

August 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 334.45/55 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped drastically, dealers said.

August 12, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka’s WindForce withdraws green bond listing over market downturn

The company initially postponed the issuance due to a rise in market interest rates.

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields up

Bond yields closed higher

March 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields higher

Stocks were trading down

March 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka CB will intervene in FX only to manage excess volatility: Governor  

The central bank has bought around US$700mn in the first two months of this year

March 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields climb, less than half of offered bills sold

All three bills are available on tap.

March 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed broadly steady.

March 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee recovers, bond yields open lower

An auction of Rs. 80,000 million Treasury bills was ongoing.

March 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee continues depreciation, bond yields edge up

Rupee continued to weaken

March 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee continues to depreciate, bond yields recover slightly

Stocks were trending up

March 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee continues depreciation, bond yields recover on Trump announcement

Signs of de-escalation as US President Doland Trump announced he was suspending Iran power plant attacks amid talks.

March 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields steady

Stocks were trading down

March 23, 2026 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 sells extra Rs3.3bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold last week to 64.16 billion rupees.

March 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields recover

Bond yields closed lower.

March 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields stabilize

Bond yields stabilized, opened steady and offers dropped on the back of signs of de-escalation of the conflict.

March 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields close up

Rupee depreciates, bond yields rise

March 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, bond yields trade higher

Bond yields were quoted and traded up as the West Asia conflict escalated with oil passing 110 dollars a barrel

March 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, bond yields edge up

Bond yields closed up dealers said.

March 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields flat, half of offered bills sold

60.79 billion rupees sold of an offered 120 billion.

March 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger, bond yields steady

An auction of 120,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.

March 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger, bond yields close up on limited trading

Rupee improved from previous day

March 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, bond yields steady

Secondary market 'not that active'

March 17, 2026 1 min read