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Sri Lanka rupee opens at 322.10/25 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 322.10/25 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady.

January 12, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 322.55/65 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at xx to the US dollar on Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly stable.

January 11, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs115bn in 2026, 2030 bonds

All offered 2026 and 2028 bonds sold

January 11, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 322.80/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 322.80/90 to the US dollar on Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady.

January 11, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka sees foreign buying in rupee bonds amid greater clarity on Trump tariff

Sri Lanka has seen over 100 million dollar worth inflows into rupee bonds so far this year

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
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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

Fitch rates Sri Lanka's USD Bond 'B+(EXP)'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka's upcoming US dollar-denominated bonds an expected rating of '...

July 14, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka central bank rejects 03, 06-month Treasury Bill bids

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s Central Bank rejected bids for 03-month and 06-month Treasury Bills at Wednesday�...

July 13, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker ahead of bond settlement; liquidity short high

Sri Lanka's rupee weakened as much as 146.60 to the US dollars in the one week forward market dealers, said as liquidity...

July 12, 2016 2 min read

Most demand for 10-year Sri Lanka sovereign bonds from US

Demand for 10-year Sri Lanka sovereign bonds came most from US based investors, while Europeans led the subscriptions fo...

July 12, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells US$1.5bn in 5 and 10 year sovereign bonds

Sri Lanka priced its first dual-tranche sovereign bond after orders hit around $6.6 billion, more than four times the $1...

July 12, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka 5-year bond price guidance 5.8-pct, 10-year 6.875-pct

The price guidance for a 5-year sovereign bond has been narrowed to 5.8 percent and 6.785 percent for a 10-year bond, a ...

July 11, 2016 1 min read

Moody's gives (P)B1 rating to Sri Lanka's global bond offering

ECONOMYNEXT – Moody's Investors Service said it has assigned a provisional rating of (P)B1 to the Sri Lankan gove...

July 11, 2016 2 min read

Bond yields slightly down, Sri Lanka rupee steady

Sri Lanka's bond yields eased Monday and the rupee was steady in forex markets, dealers said, as a sovereign bond was la...

July 11, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka launches sovereign bond

Sri Lanka has launched a sovereign bonds seeking 5 and 10 year funds with Citi, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Standard Charter...

July 11, 2016 1 min read

ADB says supports Sri Lanka capital market development

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will focus on capital market development in Sri Lanka to complemen...

July 9, 2016 1 min read