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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 329.30/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields closed lower, dealers said.

September 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks beat early slump after sovereign rating upgrade

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Access Engineering, Overseas Realty, Dialog Axiata and HNB

September 22, 2026 2 min read

Vidullanka, India’s Skipper lowest bidder for Sri Lanka Rs5bn transmission line project

Construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of 132 kV transmission lines

September 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 330.80/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields slightly up

Bond yields edged up dealers said.

September 22, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka sees foreign buying in rupee bonds for third week

Sri Lanka has seen a total inflow of Rs.61.1bn into local currency bonds through Oct. 16 this year

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 333.90/334.20 to US dollar spot, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 329.75 buying, 338.75 selling

June 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks close up; foreigners sell

Foreign investors sell nearly US$1 million worth shares on net basis

June 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Softlogic Life to buy 60-pct of Bangladesh’s Diamond Life Insurance for $1.9mn

Entry into the Bangladesh life insurance market,

June 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 334.50/335.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop sharply

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 329.7500 buying, 338.75 selling

June 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hela Apparel Holdings stock trading suspended

The company is in the process of debt restructuring

June 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee fall mainly due to high speculation, fears: Minister

The rupee has retreated from four year low, but still under downward pressure, analysts say

June 18, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 333.90/334.25 to US dollar spot, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 330.50 buying, 339.50 selling

June 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop, all bills sold

All offered 70 billion rupees of bills sold; more demand for shorter term.

June 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close flat, ASPI inches up 0.04-pct

Turnover was 2.5 billion rupees.

June 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 333.50/335 to US dollar spot, bond yields continue to drop

Bond yields were down sharply ahead of the bond auction, and as Brent crude oil prices fell, dealers said.

June 17, 2026 1 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 rupee closes at 335/335.25 to US dollar spot, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 329.00 buying, 338.00 selling;

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close flat, Sunshine, ComBank gains

Market turnover was 3.8 billion rupees.

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank to list 13.95-pct debentures

NTB is listing 15 billion rupees of 13.75 percent, 13.85 percent and 13.95 percent debentures,

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trend up, materials push turnover

Banks continue rally

June 16, 2026 1 min read

DFCC Bank to buy out Standard Chartered Sri Lanka's business by July

The transaction was supposed to conclude in early 2026

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 333/334 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop further

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 329.00 buying

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s SEC, MoDE join hands to explore, regulate virtual assets

The move is to to align rapidly changing global digital trends with the domestic regulatory framework

June 16, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 333/334.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 327.50 buying, 336.50 selling;

June 15, 2026 1 min read

Fitch affirms Ostrum SRI Money Plus Fund at 'Af'/'S1'

The 'Af' FCQR indicates high underlying credit quality (or low vulnerability to default).

June 15, 2026 6 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up 3.43-pct on positive sentiment following US-Iran deal

Market turnover was 4 billion rupees

June 15, 2026 1 min read