Notable
The outflow extended net foreign selling in rupee bonds to Rs.13.8n in last six weeks
Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.
86.48 billion rupees of bills sold of an offered 100 billion
An auction of 100,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.
Waldock Mackenzie Limited has remained inactive since 2024, prompting the lender to initiate closure proceedings.
Bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said.
Sri Lanka has witnessed total inflow of around Rs.60.7 billion into rupee bonds this year through Oct. 9
Bond yields closed slightly higher, dealers said.
Bringing the total of bills sold in the week to 88 billion rupees.
Sri Lanka has enjoyed total inflow of around 57.5 billion rupees into rupee bonds this year through Oct 1.
Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.
Treasury bill yields rose slightly on the shorter tenors
Bond yields held steady, dealers said.
Bond yields closed higher, dealers said.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
An auction of 80,000 million treasury bills is ongoing.
An auction of 80,000 million treasury bills is scheduled for October 7
Bond yields edged up slightly, dealers said.
Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.
Bringing the total of bills sold in the week to 88 billion rupees.
Stocks opened up
CB net bought US$1,548.8 mn in the first nine months of 2026 following a net purchase of US$2 bn last year
Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.
Stocks opened up
At the end of September, the rupee had depreciated by 6.3 percent against the US dollar on a year-to-date basis.
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