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Sri Lanka rupee opens at 316.80/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 316.80/90 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

January 31, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 316.90/317.05 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 316.90/317.05 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

January 30, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 317.50/70 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee strengthened at 317.50/70 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly steady

January 30, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 317.75/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 317.75/90 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly stable.

January 29, 2024 1 min read

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
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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

Foreigners sell Sri Lanka rupee bonds

Foreign investors have begun to sold about 24 billion rupees of bonds over the past two weeks, ending a steady trickle o...

November 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields fall at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills eased at Wednesday’s auction with the six month bill yie...

November 2, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka seeks IMF, WB advice on bond auction overhaul

Sri Lanka has sought feedback from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on a proposed new auction system which...

November 2, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka CB Board to meet Friday on Perpetual Treasuries; act on evidence

The governing board of Sri Lanka's Central Bank will meet on Friday to consider an internal investigation report on Perp...

November 2, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka should probe Perpetual Treasuries, EPF, state banks: Eran

Sri Lanka should probe Perpetual Treasuries, the Central Bank, the Employees Provident Find and state banks to break a r...

October 31, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee reference rate weakened

The reference rate of the Sri Lanka rupee was devalued to 147.40 to the US dollar Friday from 146.90 to the dollar, thou...

October 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee to be steady; rates to fall later: FinMin

Sri Lanka's rupee will be steady at current levels, and interest rates will ease as economic conditions strengthen Finan...

October 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields edge up at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Treasury Bill yields edged up at Wednesday’s auction with the one-year bill yield...

October 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka HNB debenture oversubscribed, raises Rs6bn

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Hatton National Bank said its listed debenture issue was oversubscribed during t...

October 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Singer margins under pressure, debt rated 'A-(lka)(EXP)'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it has rated Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC's proposed senior unsecured debenture issue ...

October 21, 2016 4 min read