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Sri Lanka's mid day shares edge up on wait and see approach

ASPI edged up 0.67 percent or 64.34 points to 9,734.76

March 20, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields steady; Rupee closes 337/345

IMF executive board is scheduled to review a loan proposal on March 20

March 17, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka forex market activity down, spot dollar quoted wide

The rupee closed around 337/344 to the US dollar Thursday, with activity also down

March 17, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's shares edge up in mid day trade

Top gainers were Lanka IOC, Hayleys and Commercial Bank.

March 17, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka bond yields down, t-bills up at close

Sri Lanka’s treasury bond yields were down while t-bills edged up at close on Wednesday, following a bill auction.

Sri Lanka bill yields fall across maturities at auction

All maturities fell more than 100 basis points

Sri Lankan shares close at 3-month high amid positive macroeconomic outlook

ASPI closed up 0.58 percent, or 55.62 points higher, at 9,703.48.

March 9, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields close higher, rupee at 320/325 to dollar

Issue of 180,000 million rupees Treasury Bonds is scheduled on March 13

March 9, 2023 1 min read

Colombo Dockyard reports 332.1 million rupee profit in Dec-2022

Revenue on shipbuilding, repairing and heavy engineering segments grew during 2022.

March 9, 2023 1 min read
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Sri Lanka CB aggressive dollar buying prevented sharp rupee appreciation - dealers

Rupee has strengthened around 15% in the last four sessions.

Shihar Aneez
March 9, 2023 4 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens 312/318 to the US dollar

Business was done as strong as 315 to the US dollar

March 9, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's mid day shares edge up

Turnover was focused on big cap counters based on retail indexes. 

March 9, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields up in mid-morning trade

Issue of 180,000 million rupees Treasury Bonds is scheduled on March 13

March 9, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields down, rupee stronger

Bonds closed down following a bill auction on Wednesday

March 8, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares gain for 6th straight session on positive macroeconomic sentiments

Market slowed down by the end of the day as some profit taking coming in mainly in banking sector

March 8, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries auction yields fall across maturities

Yields across maturities fell

March 8, 2023 1 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 328.6083 334.9328
UK Pound 404.2407 411.1914
Euro 358.1529 359.7836
Aus Dollar 221.9914 225.8025
Yen 2.5191 2.5583
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Indian Rupee 3.8504 4.0593
Korea Won 0.2471 0.2566
Oman Rial 824.2395 870.3981
Saudi Riyal 84.4779 89.2088
UAE Dirham 86.3927 91.2333
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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S&P SL20 2,722.94 -1.64%
CSE All Share 9,395.98 -1.38%
Turnover Rs million 3,437,599,160 1,512,188,680
Source: CSE
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3-m bill 26.95 28.13
6-m bill 26.26 27.13
12-m bill 25.26 26.11
5-yr bond 26.01 25.82
8-yr bond 24.73 24.73
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Overnight Money 15.50 15.50
Gilt Repo 15.50 15.50
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Sri Lanka's shares edge up on continued IMF confidence

Significant interest in banking and financial sector was seen as there are potential conclusions towards IMF.

March 8, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields down in mid-day trade

"We hope to see a positive result, with investors actively participating in the bill auction"

March 8, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks jump to over 3-month high on IMF deal hope after Chinese assurance

Significant interest in banking and financial sector was seen

March 7, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields down at close

"The market was highly active after the comments regarding IMF" dealers said.

March 7, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares jump on President's remarks on IMF

“We expect Board Approval in the third or fourth week of March,” President Wickremesinghe said.

March 7, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens 320/330 to the US dollar

Trades were done around 325 to 330 rupees

March 7, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields down at open

The CBSL last quoted guidance peg stood at 346.17 rupees against the US dollar.

March 7, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Ceylon tea prices up amid low volumes

Prices of all High, Medium and Low Growns saw an increase during the auction.

March 5, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka coconut auction prices down 0.7-pct

The auction offered 711,308 coconuts and 579,801 nuts were sold.

March 5, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's mid day shares gain on IMF and currency appreciation

"The market was moving on a positive sentiment based on IMF and it was also seen that the currency appreciated."

March 3, 2023 1 min read
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