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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 314.00/50 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 314.00/50 to the US dollar Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 6, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee trading at 313.00/40 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee was trading at 313.00/40 to the US dollar Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 6, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 312.40/80 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 312.40/80 to the US dollar Monday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 5, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 312.30/70 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened stronger at 312.30/70 to the US dollar Monday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

February 5, 2024 1 min read

Gold climbs after Fed gives no clear signal on rates

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Gold hit its highest since mid-November on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve gave no clear...

February 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month T-Bill yield rises to 9.08 pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on three-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose to 9.08 percent at an auction Wednesday, up...

February 1, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasury Bill yield rises to 10.07-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Three-month Sri Lankan treasury Bill yields rose 05 basis points to 9.03 percent at Wednesday�...

January 25, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee rises; cbank revises spot ref rate to record low

COLOMBO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly firmer on Wednesday, recovering from losses earlier in t...

January 25, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Entrust Securities fraud ignored by Rajapaksa regime while sons were funded: Kabir

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's ousted Rajapaksa regime stood idle while 12 billion rupees was robbed from bond investors at E...

January 25, 2017 2 min read

Perpetual Treasuries dumped 95-pct of bonds on Sri Lanka's EPF: legislator

Perpetual Treasuries, a gilt dealer linked to ex-Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, acquired tens of billions of ru...

January 24, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Presidential commission on bondscams to have two judges, auditor

A three-member Presidential commission of Inquiry to probe frauds in bond auctions will have a judge from the Supreme Co...

January 23, 2017 1 min read

Presidential commission for Sri Lanka bondscam

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena will appoint a commission to inquire in to a securities fraud in government b...

January 23, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells US$458mn in fixed and floating rate bonds

Sri Lanka has sold $458 million of fixed and floating rate dollar-denominated bonds after calling offers to sell $225 mi...

January 19, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields up at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan treasury bills edged up across maturities at Wednesday’s auction, with ...

January 18, 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 Lankan rupee ends steady; foreign bank dollar sales offset importer demand

COLOMBO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan rupee closed little changed in thin trade on Tuesday as dollar selling by for...

January 17, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasuries yield hits 8.97-pct at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on three-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills hit 8.97 percent at au auction Tuesday, up 19 ba...

January 10, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 02-year Treasury Bonds yield 11.41-pct at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank said it sold 02-year Treasury Bond to yield 11.41% at an auction Mo...

January 9, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka rating upgrade depends on meeting IMF conditions

ECONOMYNEXT – Potential improvements in credit profiles of sovereigns like Sri Lanka which have got International...

January 9, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields rise across the board

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

January 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka cannot defend exchange rate continuously: CB Governor

Sri Lanka cannot continuously defend an exchange rate, spending large volumes of forex reserves, Central Bank Governor I...

January 4, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka plans Europe listed rupee bonds

Sri Lanka is planning to sell internationally traded rupee bonds cleared in Europe, which will increase the liquidity of...

January 3, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee edges down ahead of cenbank policy statement; stx fall

The Sri Lankan rupee edged down in thin trade on Tuesday amid worries over slowing foreign fund inflows, even as market ...

January 3, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee falls nearly 4 pct in 2016; spot reference rate at record low

The Sri Lankan rupee fell 3.9 percent in 2016, with the spot currency reference rate hitting a record low on Friday, as ...

December 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee edges down on unusual year-end dollar demand

The Sri Lankan rupee traded slightly weaker on Thursday due to unusual year-end importer dollar demand, while moral suas...

December 29, 2016 1 min read