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Sri Lanka rupee opens at 322.40/60 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 322.40/60 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly stable.

January 5, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 322.45/60 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 322.45/60 to the US dollar on Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly stable.

January 4, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 322.50/323.00 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 322.50/323.00 to the US dollar on Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields stable.

January 4, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 322.60/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 322.60/90 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly stable.

January 3, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs36bn 3,5 and 9 year bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 36 billion rupees of 3,5 and 9-year bonds at an auction Thursday, after offering 34 billion rupees of...

June 30, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee 1-wk forwards rise on bank dollar sales; stocks up

Sri Lankan rupee one-week forwards rose on Thursday as a state-run bank sold dollars after the central bank intervened t...

June 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields steady

Sri Lanka's Treasury bill yields were steady at Wednesday's auction with 3 and 6 months yields moving marginally up, dat...

June 29, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka offers Rs34bn 3, 4 and 9-year bonds

Sri Lanka has called bids to sell 34 billion rupees of bonds with tenors of 3, 4 and 9-years, the state debt office said...

June 29, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rejects bids for dollar bond auction

Sri Lanka has rejected bids for a 250 million dollar auction of Sri Lanka Development Bond styled securities issued most...

June 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells lower than offered volumes of bonds, yields drop

Sri Lanka has sold lower than offered volumes 23.9 billion rupees of 2 to 8 year bonds at Monday's auction after 30 bill...

June 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka opts for fixed rate, dollar loan to avoid forex, interest volatility

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government has decided to obtain a Special Drawing Rights (SDR) loan from the In...

June 27, 2016 2 min read

Spot-next dollar trading resumes in Sri Lanka forex market

Sri Lanka's rupee traded in the spot plus one day market Monday and was quoted around 147.70/148.10 to the US dollar, in...

June 27, 2016 1 min read

Fitch downgrades NDB, confirms 8 Sri Lanka banks

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings has downgraded National Development Bank PLC's (NDB) National LongTerm Rating to 'A+(lka)' f...

June 23, 2016 12 min read

Sri Lanka one week dollar forwards at 147.40/50 rupees

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 147.40/50 to the US dollar in the one week forward market Thursday, with s...

June 23, 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

Sri Lanka sells more short term bills, yields barely up

Sri Lanka's Treasury bills yields barely rose with the 3-month yield up 02 basis points to 8.86 percent with 12.3 billio...

June 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka state banks sells rupee forwards, spot reference lowered to 145.25 to dollar

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 147.80/95 to the US dollar in the one week forward market in mid-day trade...

June 22, 2016 2 min read

Moody's confirms three Sri Lankan banks ratings; outlooks downgraded

ECONOMYNEXT - Moody's Investors Service said it has confirmed the long-term ratings of three Sri Lankan banks - Bank of ...

June 21, 2016 5 min read

Sri Lanka rupee forwards weaker, volatility high amid trading restrictions

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee weakened to 148.50 to the US dollar levels in the one week forward market Tuesday 146.90...

June 21, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields higher ahead of policy meeting

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's bond yields have risen about 20 basis points from a week earlier, ahead of a monetary policy a...

June 21, 2016 1 min read

Moody's downgrades outlook on Sri Lanka's B1 rating to negative

ECONOMYNEXT - Moody's Investors Service said it confirmed Sri Lanka's foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured sover...

June 20, 2016 6 min read

Buying and selling seen in Sri Lanka rupee bonds held by foreign accounts

ECONOMYNEXT - A pattern of steady trading in Sri Lanka rupee bonds with foreign investors has emerged over the past thre...

June 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka T-bill yields rise across the board

ECONOMYNEXT – Si Lankan Treasury Bill yields rose across the board at Wednesday’s auction with the 1-year ...

June 15, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee forwards little changed amid rising importer dollar demand

COLOMBO, June 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rupee forwards were little changed on Tuesday as demand for dollars from importe...

June 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee up; exporter dlr sales outpace importer demand

COLOMBO, June 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rupee forwards ended higher on Monday as dollar conversions by foreign investors...

June 13, 2016 2 min read