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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.70/336.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

The telegraphic transfer rate for the US dollar was 331.3000 buying, 340.3000 selling;

July 13, 2026 1 min read

Foreign holdings in Sri Lanka rupee bonds hit near 3-year high with US$97mn buying

Offshore investors have bought over US$144mn in the last three weeks

July 12, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs10bn Treasury bills after auction

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

July 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.70/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

Bond yields were broadly steady dealers said.

July 10, 2026 1 min read
Foreign investors buy over US$8.5mn worth of Sri Lanka rupee bonds

Foreigners have bought a net US$280 worth rupee bonds in 13 straight weeks through Sept 11

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
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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
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields drop

Stronger from 310.05/15 the previous day, having depreciated in recent weeks

January 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up, buoyed by Wealth Trust, banks

Market turnover was 12.32 billion.

January 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, bond yields marginally high

Stocks were trading up

January 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee depreciates further, bond yields edge down on mid-tenors

Bond yields edged down on the 2028s and 2029s.

January 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stock market closes cancelling all trades after error trade

Trading will resume tomorrow as usual

January 7, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise, 6-month up 17bp

All offered 100 billion rupees of bills sold

January 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee trading weaker, bond yields steady

An auction of 100,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.

January 7, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee depreciated below 310 to US dollar

Bond yields edged up on the short end and remained steady across the rest of the yield curve.

January 6, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, bond yields edge lower

Rs. 100,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on 07th January.

January 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields up slightly

The rupee depreciated further

January 5, 2026 1 min read