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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 330.65/80 to US dollar spot, bond yields lower

Bond yields closed lower, dealers said.

September 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise across maturities, Rs80bn sold

All 3 bills are available on tap.

September 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close flat, turnover Rs1.55bn

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Lion Brewery, LOLC Finance, Hemas Holdings , and SMB Finance

September 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 330.68/75 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady to lower

An auction of 80,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.

September 30, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka’s Industrial Asphalts put on CSE Watch List over auditor disclaimer

The firm is disputing auditor's findings and has outlined a 6-month window to resolve disputes before trading suspension

Sri Lanka’s Vidullanka commissions 10MW solar power plant

Developed and implemented by DPV Solar Energy (Pvt) Ltd, a joint venture company with David Peiris Group.

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.35/50 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

July 15, 2026 1 min read

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

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

July 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down on Tuesday, banks lead turnover

Market turnover was 1.089 billion rupees. Banks led turnover with 221.1 million rupees.

July 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks edge lower in midday trade

Melstacorp, LOLC and HNB saw selling

July 14, 2026 1 min read

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

BPPL’s Beira Brush to buy Ravi Industries’ customer base for Rs300mn

The payment will be spread over 5 years, linked to revenue from the acquired base and trademarks,

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 stocks back in red, banks see selling

Analysts said that the market reflected the newly escalated situation in West Asia

July 13, 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
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka's Alpha Fire to buy Icon Engineering in Rs260mn share swap

To acquire 10,000 shares, representing 100 percent of the issued capital

July 13, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks return to red, banks drag ASPI

Commercial Bank, Sampath Bank among top negative contributors.

July 13, 2026 1 min read

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

Arcasia, ATX launch voluntary offer after 50-pct Industrial Asphalts stake buy at 40 cents

Arcasia and ATX entered into a share sale and purchase agreement to buy 1.8 billion issued ordinary shares, a 48.03%

July 10, 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

Sri Lanka stocks end losing streak to close Friday green

Investor sentiment on the CSE has faced pressure due to ongoing global uncertainty

July 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks pick up after slump

Turnover was 905 million rupees.

July 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.75/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 340.50 selling

July 10, 2026 1 min read