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Sri Lanka rupee strengthens slightly at 328.00/15 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 328.00/15 to the US dollar on Thursday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

November 30, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 328.30/60 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 328.30/60 to the US dollar on Thursday, dealers said.

November 30, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares close up, turnover remains low

The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Wednesday, CSE data showed.

November 29, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 329.25/50 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 329.25/50 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said.

November 29, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka cannot defend exchange rate continuously: CB Governor

Sri Lanka cannot continuously defend an exchange rate, spending large volumes of forex reserves, Central Bank Governor I...

January 4, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka plans Europe listed rupee bonds

Sri Lanka is planning to sell internationally traded rupee bonds cleared in Europe, which will increase the liquidity of...

January 3, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee edges down ahead of cenbank policy statement; stx fall

The Sri Lankan rupee edged down in thin trade on Tuesday amid worries over slowing foreign fund inflows, even as market ...

January 3, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Lamurep seeks control of Sunshine Holdings at Rs47.50 a share

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Lamurep Investments Ltd. has made a voluntary offer to buy the remaining shares ...

January 2, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall as Keells draws selling

COLOMBO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on the first trading day of 2017 as investors sold market heavyweight ...

January 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall about 10 pct in 2016

Sri Lankan shares fell on Friday, posting a yearly decline of about 10 percent, in thin trade due to year-end holidays, ...

December 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee falls nearly 4 pct in 2016; spot reference rate at record low

The Sri Lankan rupee fell 3.9 percent in 2016, with the spot currency reference rate hitting a record low on Friday, as ...

December 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Melstacorp plans to boost, non-beverage sectors

Sri Lanka's Melstacorp Limited, a diversified group which controls Sri Lanka's largest hard alcohol maker said it is pla...

December 30, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee edges down on unusual year-end dollar demand

The Sri Lankan rupee traded slightly weaker on Thursday due to unusual year-end importer dollar demand, while moral suas...

December 29, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise nearly 0.5 pct in high turnover

COLOMBO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed about half a percent higher on Wednesday, recovering from a more th...

December 28, 2016 1 min read
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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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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
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 03-month Treasuries yield rises to 8.72-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose at Wednesday’s auction with the 03-month bill yield...

December 28, 2016 1 min read

Japanese investor whose stock purchase was reversed meets PM: report

A Japanese investor whose purchase of shares of Seylan Bank from a state-run lender was reversed had met Prime Minister ...

December 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit more than 8-mth closing low; turnover slumps

COLOMBO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at their weakest in more than eight months in typical year-end holi...

December 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs55bn in bonds below secondary yields

Sri Lanka sold 55.58 billion rupees of 4, 7 and 10-year bonds after calling offers for 57 billion rupees, at yields belo...

December 27, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka needs ‘competitive exchange rate’ to promote exports: Central Bank

Sri Lanka needs to maintain a competitive exchange rate that would promote Sri Lankan exports and not allow an overvalua...

December 23, 2016 15 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise after eight sessions of falls in thin trade

COLOMBO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged up on Friday, snapping eight straight sessions of falls and moving a...

December 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 8th straight session in thin trade

COLOMBO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for an eighth straight session on Thursday, closing at their lowest i...

December 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit more than 8-mth closing low led by heavyweights

COLOMBO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest in more than eight months in thin trade on Wednesda...

December 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields rise across the board at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lanka Treasury Bills rose across the board at Wednesday’s auction with the 03-...

December 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon launches 13.5-pct 5-year debt sale

Sri Lanka's state-run Bank of Ceylon is offering 5-year publicly traded debt paying 13.25 percent in an 8.0 billion rupe...

December 20, 2016 1 min read