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Sri Lanka bond yields marginally down after rate hike

CBSL increased the rates by 100bps

March 4, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields marginally down in mid-morning trade

The CBSL increased the interest rates by 100 basis points in a bid to reduce money printing as forex shortages worsened

March 4, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks slip at open after 100bp rate hike

ASPI lost over 100 points within minutes into trading

March 4, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks fall over rate hike expectation amid economic concerns

"Investors expect further rate hike at the policy rate meeting tomorrow"

March 3, 2022 2 min read
Sri Lanka coconut auction prices up 0.8-pct

Buyers offered 462,236 nuts at the auction, and sold 397,953.

Sri Lanka rupee steady, stocks 0.33-pct weaker at open

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 181.55/60 to the US dollar on Wednesday, steady from Tuesday’s close, while bond yie...

October 30, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields stable

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker at 181.55/60 to the US dollar on Tuesday while bond yields were stable, dealers said.

October 29, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells 8-year bonds at 10.24-pct

Sri Lanka sold 40 billion rupees of eight year bonds at a weighted average yield of 10.24 percent at Tuesday's auction, ...

October 29, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Asian Hotels and Properties Sept quarter net down 95-pct

Sri Lanka’s Asian Hotels and Properties said net profits fell 95 percent to 10.6 million rupees in the September 2019 ...

October 29, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks rally for ninth day to near three month high

Sri Lanka's stocks gained 0.31 percent on Tuesday, rallying for the nine straight day and rising to the highest levels s...

October 29, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens steady, gilt yields flat

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 181.40/55 to the US dollar on Tuesday steady from Monday’s close in the first half-h...

October 29, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's BPPL expects yarn orders to offset softer brush sales

Sri Lanka's BPPL Holdings Plc, a brush and yarn maker using recycled plastics said profits grew 24 percent in the Septem...

October 29, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks gain on Dialog Axiata

Sri Lanka's stocks closed 0.18 percent higher on Monday, continuing an 8-day rally, pushed up by Dialog Axiata, brokers...

October 28, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields stable ahead of auction

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker at 181.40/55 to the US dollar on Monday, while bond yields were stable ahead of a 55 b...

October 28, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's EPF stocks up in Sept quarter

The market value of a stock portfolio at Sri Lanka's Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) grew 10.8 percent in the September...

Chandeepa Wettasinghe
October 28, 2019 2 min read
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US Dollar 290.6745 289.8986
UK Pound 358.1710 357.3274
Euro 309.9647 310.0947
Aus Dollar 188.4064 310.0947
Yen 2.0658 2.0576
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Indian Rupee 3.5935 3.6214
Korea Won 0.2248 0.2261
Oman Rial 770.5802 776.9541
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CSE All Share 8,532.60 -0.50%
Turnover Rs million 575,340,332 518,927,793
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3-m bill 24.64 24.60
6-m bill 24.24 24.36
12-m bill 22.37 22.36
5-yr bond 24.98 24.79
8-yr bond 23.82 23.16
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Overnight Money 16.49 16.49
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South Asia showcased to frontier market investors in confab backed by Sri Lanka's CAL

Companies and policy makers from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh will come together at an annual conference in Singap...

October 28, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, gilt yields flat

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 181.45/50 to the US dollar on Monday in the first half-hour of trading, while bond yie...

October 28, 2019 1 min read

Foreign investors buy Sri Lanka rupee bonds

Foreign investors were net buyers of Sri Lanka rupee bonds in the week to October 23, purchasing about 2 billion rupees ...

October 28, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's COPE in oversight battle over listed Lanka Hospitals

ri Lanka parliament's Committee on Public Enterprises has sought oversight over Lanka Hospital Corporation Plc, a public...

October 26, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks rally for seventh day, retail buying in Chevron

Sri Lanka's stocks closed 0.32 percent higher on Friday, with retail investors buying Chevron Lubricants Lanka, which re...

October 25, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker at open, gilt yields stable

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 181.25/35 to the US dollar on Friday in the first hour of trading, while bond yields w...

October 25, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka unit of Chevron profits grow in Sep with higher sales

Sri Lanka's Chevron Lubricants Lanka Plc posted 622.3 million rupees in profits for the September quarter, up 20 percent...

October 25, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's SEC calls auditors, other stakeholders for talks on concerns

Sri Lanka's capital markets regulator has summoned auditors and other stakeholders for talks where it will share its con...

October 24, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends firmer, gilt yields down

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed stronger at 181.20/30 to the US dollar on Thursday, while bond yields eased, brokers and deal...

October 24, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks rally for sixth day with buying in John Keells Hotels

Sri Lanka's stocks close 0.47 percent higher on Thursday, continuing a rally for the sixth consecutive day, provisional...

October 24, 2019 1 min read