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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields down, Rs120bn sold

All 3 bills are available on tap.

July 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank to list 13.25-pct green bonds

Basel III compliant, tier 2, listed, rated, unsecured, subordinated, redeemable 5 year and 7 year green bonds

July 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.35/50 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

July 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.00/20 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

Rs. 120,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on July 15.

July 14, 2026 1 min read
Fitch pulls Sri Lanka's WindForce debt rating as issuance dropped

Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the 'A(lka)' rating assigned to WindForce's proposed 4 billion rupees debenture issue

Sri Lanka interbank rates ease, central bank purchases more dollars

Large volumes of dollars bought by central bank to prevent appreciation

January 23, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs25bn Treasury bills after auction

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

January 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields dip

Bond yields closed down

January 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields dip lower

Bond yields dropped on shorter tenors.

January 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed broadly steady dealers said.

January 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop, less 12-month bills sold

Treasury bill yields fell across most maturities at Wednesday’s auction

January 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee trades slightly stronger, bond yields steady

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

January 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes slightly stronger, bond yields drop

Bond yields closed down dealers said.

January 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields down

Stocks were trading down.

January 20, 2026 1 min read

Foreigners sell Sri Lanka rupee bonds after buying in previous week

Sri Lanka saw an inflow of over 234 million US dollars in 2025

January 19, 2026 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
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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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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka rupee closes flat, bond yields drop

Bond yields closed down.

January 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields broadly steady

Stocks opened up

January 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields drop on longer tenors

Bond yields dropped on the long end of the yield curve with the rest consolidating.

January 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, bond yields steady

Stocks were trading up

January 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs13.57bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 110 billion rupees.

January 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields drop

Bond yields saw robust recovery across the yield curve, with several block trades executed.

January 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs9bn Treasury bonds after auction

Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 193.79 billion

January 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens flat, bond yields steady

Stocks were trading up

January 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed broadly steady.

January 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise, less bills sold

96.42 billion of an offered 100 billion sold

January 13, 2026 1 min read