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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 322.20/40 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 322.20/40 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly stable.

January 1, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 323.10/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 323.10/90 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said.

January 1, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 323.90/324.00 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 323.90/324.00 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said.

December 29, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 323.80/324.10 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 323.80/324.10 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said.

December 29, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee weaker against dollar, bonds broadly steady

Yields edged down on the longer tenor bonds, dealers said

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
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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 Treasuries yields up across maturities

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan treasury bills rose across the board at Wednesday’s auction with the th...

June 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens flat, excess liquidity up

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted barely changed at 148.10/40 to the US dollars in the spot-next market after opening Wednesd...

June 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields down over week, rupee weaker

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's bond yields has eased 30 to 40 basis points, from a week earlier, when a large volume of bonds...

May 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs47.7bn in 2 to 10 year bonds, yields up

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has sold 47.7 billion rupees of 2 to 10 year bonds accepting near announced volumes in all matur...

May 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rolls over maturing Treasuries, yields up

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's 3 and 6-month Treasuries yields edged up at Wednesday's auction with bids for 12-month bills r...

May 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch rates Sampath Bank's Subordinated Debt 'A(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned Sampath Bank PLC's (A+(lka)/Stable) Basel II-compliant subordinated deb...

May 24, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to sell Rs45bn in bonds on May 26

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is offering to sell Rs45 billion of 2 to 10 year bonds, on May 26, through an auction, the state...

May 23, 2016 1 min read

Fitch confirms Continental Insurance Lanka rating at 'A-(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings Lanka said it has confirmed Continental Insurance Lanka Limited's (CILL) National Ins...

May 20, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch confirms HNB Assurance rating at 'A(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings Lanka said it has confirmed HNB Assurance PLC's (HNBA) National Insurer Financial Str...

May 20, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka's CDB to sell floating and fixed rate debt

ECONOMYNEXT - Citizens Development Business Finance Plc, a non-bank lender, will sell 5-year, 12.75 percent and floating...

May 18, 2016 1 min read
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