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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 320.70/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 320.70/90 to the US dollar on Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

January 18, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 320.25/50 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 320.25/50 to the US dollar on Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields were down

January 18, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka 3-month T-bill yield down 36bp

All offered Rs95bn bills sold

January 17, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 320.90/321.10 to the US dollar

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

January 17, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee extends fall, shorter tenor bond yields up

Sri Lanka's rupee fell for the second straight day to 145.80/146.00 to the US dollars in forex markets, Thursday, prompt...

September 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka T-bill yields steady at auction

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Treasury Bill yields remained steady at Tuesday's auction with the central bank not accepting ...

September 13, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, money tighter

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at Rs145.10/25 to the US dollar in early trade Friday, marginally weaker than the Thursday'...

September 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's People's Leasing to sell Rs8.0bn in bonds

Sri Lanka's People's Leasing and Finance, the country's largest non-bank lender, plans to sell up to Rs8.0 billion of se...

September 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka bill yields plunge at auction

Sri Lanka's bill yields plunged at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month yield falling 34 basis points to 10.39 percent,...

September 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady amid better monetary policy

The Sri Lankan rupee was marginally higher on Monday, supported by exporter dollar sales and on lack of importer demand ...

September 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Siyapatha Finance to sell up to Rs2.5bn debt

Sri Lanka's Siyapatha Finance Plc, a non-bank lender controlled by publicly traded Sampath Bank Plc, said it was plannin...

September 3, 2016 1 min read

Fitch confirms Citibank Sri Lanka unit at 'AAA(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed Citibank N.A. Colombo Branch's (CitiSL) National Long-Term Rating at '...

September 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka freezes assets of Entrust Securities shareholders: CB Governor

Authorities have frozen assets of shareholders of Entrust Securities, a primary dealer in gilts, that is alleged to have...

August 31, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to wrap up US$700mn syndicated loan in days

Sri Lanka is expected to wrap up a $700 million syndicated loan in days, ending the country's external borrowings for th...

August 31, 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
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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 Fitch confirms Lion Brewery at 'AA-(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings has confirmed Sri Lanka’s Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC's (Lion) National Long-Term Ratin...

August 30, 2016 5 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, cash short fades as CB acquires dollars

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at Rs145.55/65 to the US dollars in the spot forex market on Tuesday, dealers said, as cent...

August 30, 2016 2 min read

Fitch confirms Sri Lanka Insurance Corp at IFS 'B+'/Negative

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited's (SLIC) Insurer Financial Str...

August 29, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka's July remittances down, 7-months up

Sri Lanka's worker remittances fell 4.4 percent from a year earlier to $572.8 million in July 2016, although inflows up ...

August 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's rupee trade in spot forex market without moral suasion

Sri Lanka's rupee traded freely in the spot forex market at 145.80 to the US dollar Thursday with no moral suasion or in...

August 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs16.8bn in 10-year bonds at auction

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has sold Rs16.8 billion rupees of 09 year and 11 month bonds at an auction Wednesday at a weight...

August 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch rates Hatton National Bank's debt 'A+(lka)(EXP)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned Hatton National Bank PLC's proposed subordinated debenture issue of up ...

August 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s First Capital Treasuries June 2016 net down 71-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s First Capital Treasuries said June 2016 quarter net profit plunged 71 percent to...

August 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka 06, 12-month Treasuries yields rise

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's 03-month Treasuries yields were flat at Tuesday's auction, while 06-month and 12-month bill yi...

August 16, 2016 1 min read

Fitch confirms Sri Lanka's HDFC Bank at 'BBB(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka (HDFC Bank) ...

August 12, 2016 3 min read