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Interbank transactions announced by the CBSL rose to 359.90, edging up 40 cents from the previous day’s 360.30.
All Share Price Index fell 1.72 percent or 128.21 points to 7,323.70 at 1135 hours on June 28.
Stocks fall for the first time in five sessions.
CT CLSA Holdings is a subsidiary of listed conglomerate, CT Holdings Group and the CLSA Group of Hong Kong
Sri Lanka raises 142.3 billion rupees via T-bonds on Tuesday.
The main stock index has fallen 4.4$% in the last two sessions.
The debt office offered 93 billion rupees of bills and sold only 30.7 billion rupees
Government's debt office at the central bank raised only a third of required funds through treasury bills
Brokers see downward trend to continue in the next few weeks until interest rates come down.
Money printing continues to weigh on the dollar which has fallen to 370 against US dollar from 203 on March 7.
Stock index rebound from near 8-week low.
TT dollars at 368 rupees
Tuesday's parliament proceeding is crucial for the market to continue on the same sentiments
Long queues near filling stations were seen across Sri Lanka due to fuel shortage.
Expolanka, LOLC and Hayleys dragged the index down
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 367.2255 | 367.4039 |
| UK Pound | 452.1949 | 452.7893 |
| Euro | 389.8785 | 389.4918 |
| Aus Dollar | 256.3767 | 256.4772 |
| Yen | 2.7277 | 2.7394 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 4.5882 | 4.6034 |
| Korea Won | 0.2797 | 0.2807 |
| Oman Rial | 934.7931 | 935.8320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 95.8864 | 95.9981 |
| UAE Dirham | 97.9826 | 98.0915 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,336.44 | -1.88% |
| CSE All Share | 7,451.91 | -1.87% |
| Turnover Rs million | 815,332,807 | 1,423,365,059 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 19.88 | 19.95 |
| 6-m bill | 20.76 | 20.17 |
| 12-m bill | 21.12 | 21.81 |
| 5-yr bond | 19.79 | 19.87 |
| 8-yr bond | 20.46 | 20.14 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| Gilt Repo | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Investors see gloomy outlook for stocks until country see some recovery in economic crisis.
Despite lack of US dollar liquidity, the central bank’s interbank spot rate edges up by 10 cents
The main index fell for the 4th consecutive session
Guidance rate appreciates to Rs359.75 to the dollar from Rs359.85 a day earlier
All Share Price Index was down 135.63 points to 7,569.64 at 1142 hours.
Currency market has been largely inactive due to lack of US dollar liquidity.
Economic and political uncertainties weigh on the sentiment
Market is dull due to lack of dollar liquidity
The debt office sold all offered 98 billion rupees of bills.
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