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Sri Lanka Treasuries yields steady at auction

Strong demand at current prices for 3 and 6 month bills

January 3, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 321.70/322.00 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 321.70/322.00 to the US dollar on Wednesday

January 3, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 321.50/322.00 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 321.50/322.00 to the US dollar on Tuesday from 322.20/40 on Monday, dealers said

January 2, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee trades stronger at 320.80/321.10 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened stronger at 320.80/321.10 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said.

January 2, 2024 1 min read

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
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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 $250mln of 12-month development bonds

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank sold 250 million US dollars of 12-month development bonds at a Weig...

June 13, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Senkadagala Finance's debt gets 'BBB+(lka)(EXP)' rating

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned Senkadagala Finance PLC's proposed issue of senior unsecured redeemable...

June 13, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee up; on exporter, foreign investor dollar sales

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

June 13, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee rises on dollar conversions by exporters

COLOMBO, June 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rupee forwards rose on Friday as dollar conversions by foreign investors and ban...

June 10, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka National Savings Bank 'B+/B' ratings confirmed

ECONOMYNEXT - S&P Global Ratings said it had confirmed its 'B+' long-term issuer credit rating on Sri Lanka’s Nat...

June 10, 2016 4 min read

S&P confirms Sri Lankan DFCC Bank's 'B/B' ratings

ECONOMYNEXT - S&P Global Ratings said it had affirmed its 'B' long-term issuer credit rating on Sri Lanka’s DFCC ...

June 10, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka plans US$1.2bn Samurai bond sale: Prime Minister

ECONMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is planning a $1.2 billion sale of Japanese Yen-denominated securities also known as 'Samurai' bo...

June 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee forwards edge up on exporter, bank dollar conversions

COLOMBO, June 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rupee forwards edged up on Thursday as dollar conversions by exporters and banks ...

June 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka appoints four foreign banks as lead managers for eurobond

COLOMBO, June 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka, which last month announced plans to raise $1.5 billion from the sale of a 10-year...

June 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka central bank bond auctions to be more transparent

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank intends to change its Treasury Bond auction practices, being more t...

June 2, 2016 2 min read