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Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 334.20/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped further, dealers said.

August 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop further, Rs140bn sold

All offered 140 billion rupees of bills sold

August 12, 2026 1 min read

Stocks close up on Wednesday, Food, Beverage & Tobacco leads turnover

August 12, 2026 1 min read

Dipped Products June quarter profit jumps 40-pct to Rs1.23bn

August 12, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank to raise Rs7bn in debenture sale

The debentures, priced at 100 rupees each, will be offered in 5- and 7-year tenures.

Sri Lanka stocks trend up midday, F&B, tobacco leads turnover

Sampath Bank, Melstacorp, Nations Trust Bank push ASPI

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.60/70 to US dollar spot, bond yields lower

Bond yields dropped lower dealers said.

August 3, 2026 1 min read

Seylan Bank June quarter profit jumps 16-pct to Rs3.21bn

August 1, 2026 2 min read

Stocks close down on Friday, capital goods leads turnover

July 31, 2026 1 min read

Stocks up on Friday midday, retailing leads turnover

July 31, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.65/80 to US dollar spot, bond yields lower

Rupee continued to appreciate

July 31, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs14bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 154 billion rupees.

July 31, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.00/10 to US dollar spot, bond yields lower

July 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down, capital goods lead turnover

July 30, 2026 2 min read

Stocks mixed on Thursday midday, capital goods lead turnover

July 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.95/336.05 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

July 30, 2026 1 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 336.1698 337.0431
UK Pound 445.0216 444.3239
Euro 383.3680 382.7461
Yen 2.0663 2.0830
Aus Dollar 231.5874 231.8182
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.5512 3.5703
Korean Won 0.2160 0.2177
Oman Rial 873.1683 875.4139
Saudi Riyal 89.4735 89.7513
UAE Dirham 91.5246 91.7623
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 6,206.51 +0.02%
CSE All Share 22,243.70 -0.09%
Turnover Rs 1070.24 million 1911.34 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 Treasury bill yields dip, Rs140bn sold

Bill yields dipped across shorter maturities at Tuesday’s auction

July 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.10/20 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

Bond yields edge up on select tenors

July 28, 2026 1 min read

Stocks close up on Tuesday, retail leads turnover

July 28, 2026 1 min read

Stocks trending up on Tuesday, capital goods lead turnover

July 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

An auction of Rs. 140,000 million Treasury bills is ongoing.

July 28, 2026 1 min read

Colombo Dockyard returns to profit in June quarter; jumps to Rs86mn

July 27, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.20/35 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Rupee closed flat to the US dollar in the spot market

July 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close flat, capital goods push turnover

July 27, 2026 1 min read

Ceylon Cold Stores June quarter profit slips 3-pct to Rs.1.06bn

July 27, 2026 1 min read

Stocks up on Monday midday, capital goods lead turnover

July 27, 2026 1 min read
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