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Sri Lanka bond yields down

Sri Lanka’s bond yields have dropped over the week, dealers said.

February 1, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee appreciates to 313.60/314.00 to US dollar after opening

Rupee opens stronger

February 1, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields plunge across maturities

3-month bills down 138bp

January 31, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee appreciates further at 315.50/70 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 315.50/70 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were significantly down...

January 31, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka sees US$29mn foreign buying in rupee bonds

Sri Lanka has seen around USD 130 mn worth inflows into rupee bonds through August 7

Sri Lanka rupee weaker against dollar, bonds adjust slightly

Rupee depreciated.

Sri Lanka 03-month Treasuries yield rises to 8.72-pct

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

December 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs55bn in bonds below secondary yields

Sri Lanka sold 55.58 billion rupees of 4, 7 and 10-year bonds after calling offers for 57 billion rupees, at yields belo...

December 27, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka needs ‘competitive exchange rate’ to promote exports: Central Bank

Sri Lanka needs to maintain a competitive exchange rate that would promote Sri Lankan exports and not allow an overvalua...

December 23, 2016 15 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields rise across the board at auction

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

December 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon launches 13.5-pct 5-year debt sale

Sri Lanka's state-run Bank of Ceylon is offering 5-year publicly traded debt paying 13.25 percent in an 8.0 billion rupe...

December 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee closes lower

The Sri Lankan rupee closed weaker on Monday on importer dollar demand, as the market braced for declines in the local c...

December 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee falls as cenbank reference rate hike weighs; stx down

COLOMBO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan rupee fell for a third session on Friday as banks bought the dollar after the...

December 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee weakens as c.bank raises reference rate after Fed move

COLOMBO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan rupee edged lower on Thursday as the central bank raised the spot reference r...

December 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka among most vulnerable to capital outflows: Moody’s

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is among countries in the Asia-Pacific region that have the highest vulnerability to the ...

December 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka rejects bids for 03-month Treasury Bills

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank rejected bids for 03-month Treasury Bills at Wednesday’s auc...

December 14, 2016 1 min read
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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's Treasuries yields steady at auction

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Treasuries yield were mainly steady at Wednesday's auction with the 06-month bill yield up one...

December 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks up in thin trading, bond market dull

Sri Lanka's stocks opened higher Monday in thin trading but bond markets but bond markets were dull after foreign sellin...

December 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch confirms Sunshine Holdings at 'A(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed the National Long-Term Rating of Sri Lankan diversified conglom...

December 2, 2016 5 min read

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields down, bonds up

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yield eased at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month yield dropping 15 basis points to 10.10 but ...

November 30, 2016 1 min read

Unspecified action taken against Perpetual Treasuries: CB Governor

Sri Lanka's central bank has taken unspecified action against Perpetual Treasuries, a primary dealer in government secur...

November 29, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s 06-month, 01-year Treasuries yields rise at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lanka’s six-month and one-year Treasury Bills rose at Wednesday’s aucti...

November 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch rates National Insurance Trust Fund 'AA-(lka)'/Stable

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned Sri Lanka’s National Insurance Trust Fund Board (NITF) a Nationa...

November 21, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka's First Capital Holdings profits up

Profits of Sri Lanka's First Capital Holdings Plc, a financial services group, rose to Rs306 million in the September 20...

November 17, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields rise at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on 03-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills held steady at Wednesday’s auction, but those o...

November 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee slightly stronger foreign bank sales

Sri Lanka's rupee gained on the dollar to trade at 148.10/20 in the one week forward market Monday, up from 148.35/45 Fr...

November 7, 2016 1 min read