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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.30/50 to US dollar spot, bond yields slightly higher

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

July 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs150bn in 2030, 2034 and 2037 bonds

All offered bonds sold

July 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank to list 13.25-pct debentures

The Colombo Stock Exchange has approved the listing in principle.

July 14, 2026 1 min read

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

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

July 13, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka sells extra Rs8bn Treasury bonds after auction

Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 158 billion,

Sri Lanka rupee weaker at 330.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

Bond yields were quoted higher in a volatile market, dealers said.

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
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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’s Sarvodaya Development Finance to raise Rs2bn through orange bond

5-year, listed, rated, unsecured, senior redeemable high yield social orange bonds

January 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs184.79bn in 2030, 2033, 2035, and 2039 bonds

After offering 205 billion

January 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, short tenor bond yields edge up

Stocks were trading up

January 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields up

Rupee had been depreciating

January 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks end 0.14-pct lower after reaching intraday high

Market turnover was 5.2 billion rupees

January 12, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, bond yields steady

Stocks were trading up

January 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields steady

Stronger from 309.10/50 the previous day, having depreciated in recent weeks

January 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs10bn Treasury bills after auction

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

January 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens flat, bond yields up

Stocks opened up

January 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CB to introduce intra-day reference FX rate this year; dealers welcome move

Dealers say the move could help to price rupee-derivatives

January 8, 2026 2 min read