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Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 293.25 /294.00 against the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday.
The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) was down 0.50 percent or 42.52 points to 8,532.60
The rupee closed at 296.75 /297.25 to the US dollar on Monday after opening around 296.50 /297.50 rupees.
Sri Lanka's shares fell in mid day trade on Tuesday on selling pressures and a wait and see approach.
The Spot US dollar closed at 291.75/292.50 rupees, dealers said.
The main All Share Price Index was up 0.72 percent or 62.19 points to 8,753.80
Loan loss provisions were up 14.04 percent to 6.7 billion rupees in the quarter.
All Share Price Index (ASPI) was down by 0.93 percent or 83.19 points to 8,823.01
Sri Lanka’s bond yields closed down on Tuesday and the rupee closed stronger at 309.00/80 against the USD
"Its an overall downtrend contributed with a wait and see approach," Ranatunga said.
The rupee opened at 311.00/50 against the US dollar in the spot market steady from the last close at 311.70/312.20
The top losers of the day were Dialog, Commercial Bank, and LIOC.
Rupee closed at 311.70/312.20 against the US dollar
In the quarter HNB made provisions of 11.7 billion rupees, down from 13.5 billion rupees.
The main All Share Price Index was down 0.25 percent or 22.29 points to 8,905.45.
Sri Lanka’s bond yields were steady at open on Monday and the rupee opened at 313/313.50 against the US dollar
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 285.6164 | 283.8763 |
| UK Pound | 353.8887 | 352.3039 |
| Euro | 304.1967 | 302.2424 |
| Aus Dollar | 187.2054 | 183.5776 |
| Yen | 2.0304 | 2.0303 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5460 | 3.5400 |
| Korea Won | 0.2234 | 0.2216 |
| Oman Rial | 759.2190 | 759.5857 |
| Saudi Riyal | 77.9349 | 77.9716 |
| UAE Dirham | 79.5868 | 79.6253 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,494.26 | 0.28% |
| CSE All Share | 8,766.60 | 0.15% |
| Turnover Rs million | 1,335,527,883 | 1,335,527,883 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 24.37 | 24.64 |
| 6-m bill | 24.00 | 24.24 |
| 12-m bill | 22.03 | 22.37 |
| 5-yr bond | 24.67 | 24.98 |
| 8-yr bond | 23.33 | 23.82 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Sri Lanka’s DFCC Bank has reported profits of 2.1 billion rupees for the March 2023 quarter
The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) was down 0.25 percent or 22.08 points to 8,927.74
Sri Lanka’s bond yields were down at close on Friday and the rupee closed at 313/314 against the US dollar
Remittances have been on the rise and the country aims to double remittances to $1 billion monthly
The main All Share Price Index was down 0.06 percent or 4.94 points to 8,944.88.
The rupee closed at 313.00/30 against the US dollar in the spot market
The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) was up 0.65 percent or 57.48 points to 8,949.82.
Pushed up by the banking and financial sectors
Sri Lanka’s bond yields opened higher on Thursday and the rupee opened at 315/316 against the US dollar
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