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Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger at 321.20/40 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 321.20/40 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady.

January 17, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 321.40/60 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 321.40/60 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady.

January 16, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 321.60/85 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 321.60/85 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady

January 16, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 322.10/20 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 322.10/20 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said. Bond yields down.

January 12, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka sells extra Rs8.2bn Treasury bills after auction

A total of 90.2 billion rupees in treasury bills was sold this week.

Sri Lanka rupee flat against dollar, bonds steady

Bond yields were steady, dealers said.

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
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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 Lanka's LOLC plans US$150mn Singapore listed bonds

Sri Lanka's LOLC group, which has interests in financial services and hotels, said it was planning to sell $150 million ...

August 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee eases slightly in dull trade

The Sri Lankan rupee traded slightly weaker in dull trade on Monday due to mild importer dollar demand in the absence of...

August 8, 2016 1 min read

GuarantCo to back more rupee debt issuance in Sri Lanka

GuarantCo Limited, a firm backed by Australia and European governments to support infrastructure and domestic currency f...

August 5, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Senkadagala Finance bonds rated 'BBB+(lka)'

Fitch Ratings said Rs3.0 billion of senior debt of Sri Lanka's Senkakadagala Finance has been given a final rating of 'B...

August 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka gilt primary dealers asked to trade on Bloomberg terminals

Primary dealers in Sri Lanka's over-the-counter market for government securities have been asked to trade and report dea...

August 4, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee steady in dull trade; bond holders book profit

The Sri Lankan rupee was steady in thin-volume trade on Monday as the market waited to watch the impact of last week's p...

August 1, 2016 2 min read

Foreign investors buy strongly into Sri Lanka rupee bonds

Foreign investors bought Rs9.4 billion (about $64 million) in rupee bonds in the week to July 27, in a second week of st...

August 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs63bn in bonds; secondary yields up 15 to 20bp

Sri Lanka sold 60 billion rupees of 5, 08, 10 year bonds following a 50 basis points rate hike a day earlier, but second...

July 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka 06-month, 01-year Treasuries yields ease

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s six-month and one-year Treasury Bill yields eased at Wednesday’s auction ...

July 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-, 06-month Treasuries yields fall

ECONOMYNEXT - Yield on 03-month and 06-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills fell at Wednesday’s auction while those o...

July 20, 2016 1 min read