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Monday November 9th, 2026
Bonds & Forex

Foreigners buy US$23.2mn worth Sri Lanka rupee bonds in last week

Sri Lanka witnessed a net inflow of over Rs.55.2 billion rupees (US$167.2 million) in last four straight weeks

July 19, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up slightly

Bond yields edged up slightly on selected tenors, dealers said.

July 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs12bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 132 billion rupees.

July 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.26/30 to US dollar spot, bond yields broadly steady

Bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said.

July 17, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka sells extra Rs10bn Treasury bills after auction

bringing the total of bills sold this week to 70.01 billion rupees.

Sri Lanka rupee at 332.00/40 to US dollar spot, bond yields consolidate

The telegraphic transfer rate for the dollar was 327.50 buying, 336.50 selling

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, bond yields steady

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February 2, 2026 1 min read

Foreign holding in Sri Lanka rupee bonds reaches 27-month high after heavy buying

Foreigners bought over US$21.5mn worth rupee bonds last week

February 1, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs6bn Treasury bonds after auction

Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 185.062 billion

January 31, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

January 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s DFCC Bank to list 12-pct debentures

DFCC Bank will issue 100 million Basel III compliant, subordinated, listed, rated, unsecured, redeemable GSS+ bonds,

January 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger, bond yields steady

Stocks were down

January 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs179.06bn in 2030, 2034, and 2037 bonds

After offering 205 billion rupees

January 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs12.5bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 137.5 billion rupees.

January 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger, bond yields steady

An auction of 205,000 million rupees treasury bonds was ongoing.

January 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes flat, bond yields edge lower on shorter tenors

205,000 million rupees treasury bonds are to be issued through an auction on Thursday

January 28, 2026 1 min read
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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
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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
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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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Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop across yields

All offered Rs125bn sold

January 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat against dollar, bond yields drop on shorter tenors

An auction of 125,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.

January 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields steady

Rs125,000mn Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on Wednesday

January 27, 2026 1 min read

Foreigners sell Sri Lanka rupee bonds for second straight week

Foreign investors have been buying rupee bonds amid rupee depreciation

January 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, bond yields steady

Stocks were trading up

January 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields marginally higher

Bond yields closed marginally higher dealers said.

January 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee trading flat, bond yields broadly steady

Stocks were trading up

January 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes flat, bond yields dip on longer tenors

Bond yields closed down on particularly the longer end of the curve, broadly steady on the short and mid tenors.

January 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's LB Finance debt rated 'A-(lka)' by Fitch

The proposed debentures will mature in five years and will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

January 23, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat against dollar, bond yields dip

Stocks were trading up

January 23, 2026 1 min read