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Rupee weaker, bond yields up
Foreigners have bought a net US$280 worth rupee bonds in 13 straight weeks through Sept 11
Hotels in Nilaweli, Trincomalee and Passikudah were acquired by Sampath Bank under the provisions of Recovery of Loans
Extending their collaboration for the distribution of life insurance products
Bond yields spiked
All 3 bills are available on tap.
After central bank hiked rates 100 basis points to 8.75 percent, citing rising inflation, credit expansion
Bond yields were quoted higher following the rate hike
Performance was impacted by the Middle East crisis with passenger volumes in the aviation segment affected
The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 321.5000 buying, 330.5000 selling.
Market turnover was 2.43 billion rupees.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Market turnover was 1.17 billion rupees.
The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 325.5000 buying, 334.5000 selling.
They are net sellers for second straight week, selling over US$28mn worth bonds in two weeks
The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 342.6799 buying, 353.1723 selling.
Market turnover was 2.17 billion rupees.
Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 67,337 million rupees.
Bond yields were quoted and traded lower.
Market turnover was 807 million rupees.
The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 345.00 buying, 354.00 selling.
Market turnover was 2.1 billion rupees.
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