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Stocks up on Wednesday midday, capital goods lead turnover

August 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 334.45/55 to US dollar spot, bond yields drop

Bond yields dropped drastically, dealers said.

August 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 334.50/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields closed steady compared to the previous close after dropping intraday, dealers said.

August 11, 2026 1 min read

Stocks close flat on Tuesday, diversified financials lead turnover

August 11, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank June quarter profit up 65-pct to Rs10.45bn

Performance was driven by an 18 percent rise in net interest income to 24.59 billion rupees

Sri Lanka rupee at 333.50/54 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge lower

Bond yields continued to edge lower, dealers said.

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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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
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.25/45 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

The telegraphic transfer rate for the US dollar was 331.7500 buying 340.7500 selling

July 27, 2026 1 min read

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

Bond yields edged up slightly, dealers said.

July 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks end the week down, retail drives turnover

July 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Softlogic Life completes $1.9mn acquisition of Bangladesh insurer

July 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks down on Friday midday, retail leads turnover

July 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.20/30 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

Bond yields were quoted slightly higher, dealers said.

July 24, 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 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.20/30 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said.

July 23, 2026 1 min read

Stocks close up on Thursday, capital goods lead turnover

July 23, 2026 1 min read

Stocks up on Thursday, banks lead turnover

July 23, 2026 1 min read
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