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Sri Lanka rupee opens at 317.50/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 317.50/90 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly stable.

January 29, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 317.50/80 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 317.50/80 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady.

January 26, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger at 317.10/40 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 317.10/40 to the US dollar on Friday, while bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said.

January 26, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 318.10/40 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 318.10/40 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

January 24, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee stronger against dollar, bonds steady

An auction of 103,500 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.

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
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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
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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
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields edge up; secondary rates higher

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields edged up across maturities with the 12-month yield up 09 basis points from two weeks ago, ...

October 19, 2016 1 min read

Killer profits for Sri Lanka's Perpetual Treasuries from bonds bought with central bank cash

Sri Lanka's Perpetual Treasuries Plc, a primary dealer in government securities, had placed bids of tens of billions of ...

October 19, 2016 5 min read

Sri Lanka central bank concerned over primary dealer activity

The governing board of Sri Lanka's central bank said it was "concerned" over profits of a primary dealer and a "pattern ...

October 14, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch gives HNB's debt Final 'A+(lka)' rating

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings Lanka said it has given Hatton National Bank's (HNB) proposed Basel II-compliant subordinate...

October 13, 2016 1 min read

Foreigners cut down on emerging Asia bonds on belief US rate hike coming

Foreign investors have cut holdings in most emerging Asian government bonds so far this month on expectations that US in...

October 12, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lankan rupee down on seasonal imports; seen under pressure

The Sri Lankan rupee fell on Monday due to seasonal importer dollar demand ahead of the festive season in December, deal...

October 10, 2016 2 min read

Uncertainty weighs on Sri Lanka's money, bond markets; yields up

Sri Lanka's bond yields rose from a week earlier, and were quoted wider with uncertainty over tax changes in overnight m...

October 10, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's First Capital Holdings [SL] A - rating confirmed by ICRA

ICRA Lanka Limited has confirmed an [SL] A- rating of Sri Lanka's First Capital Holdings (FCH), which has operations in ...

October 6, 2016 5 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields unchanged

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills remained unchanged at this week’s auction, according to ...

October 5, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Commercial Bank debentures get Fitch 'AA-(lka)' rating

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings Lanka said it has given Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC's proposed Basel II-compliant subordin...

October 3, 2016 2 min read