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Sri Lanka rupee opens at 328.50/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 328.50/90 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said. Bond yields were stable.

November 27, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up, turnover low

Sri Lanka stocks closed up on Friday, Colombo Stock Exchange data showed.

November 24, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 328.60/80 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 328.60/80 to the US dollar on Friday, the previous day, dealers said. Bond yields were dow...

November 24, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields down after rate cut

100 basis point cut

November 24, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka's WindForce to offer 3-pct voting stock in employee share option scheme

WindForce said it was planning to offer 40,523,068 ordinary voting shares in an employee share option scheme

Asia stocks, bonds struggle as Fed flags more hikes

SYDNEY/TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Asian shares and currencies struggled on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised rate...

December 15, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka among most vulnerable to capital outflows: Moody’s

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is among countries in the Asia-Pacific region that have the highest vulnerability to the ...

December 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit 2-wk closing low; blue chips weigh

COLOMBO, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest in two weeks on Wednesday as foreign investor outfl...

December 14, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rejects bids for 03-month Treasury Bills

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank rejected bids for 03-month Treasury Bills at Wednesday’s auc...

December 14, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit over one-week closing low; blue chips fall

COLOMBO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest in more than a week on Friday as investors sold larg...

December 9, 2016 2 min read

Thailand's Group Lease buys 30-pct stake in Sri Lanka's Commercial Credit in Rs10bn deal

ECONOMYNEXT – Thailand's Group Lease Holdings bought a 30% stake in Sri Lanka's Commercial Credit and Finance at ...

December 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end near one-week closing low

COLOMBO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended weaker for a second straight session on Wednesday, to hit their lowes...

December 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields steady at auction

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Treasuries yield were mainly steady at Wednesday's auction with the 06-month bill yield up one...

December 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end at 2-wk high; banks lead

Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session on Friday to close at a two-week high as investors sought bargains ...

December 5, 2016 2 min read

London ready to provide 'complementary liquidity for Sri Lanka firms: LSE boss

London Stock Exchange was ready to support Sri Lanka's privatization efforts and provide 'complementary liquidity' in Lo...

December 5, 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 stocks up in thin trading, bond market dull

Sri Lanka's stocks opened higher Monday in thin trading but bond markets but bond markets were dull after foreign sellin...

December 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch confirms Sunshine Holdings at 'A(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed the National Long-Term Rating of Sri Lankan diversified conglom...

December 2, 2016 5 min read

Sri Lanka’s Melstacorp to focus on premium liquor, diversity into oil palm

ECONOMYNEXT – Melstacorp Limited (MCRP), which becomes the parent firm of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka in a ...

December 2, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka Melstacorp listing reference price set at Rs69

ECONOMYNEXT – Melstacorp Limited (MCRP), currently a 100% subsidiary of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka, which ...

December 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end 1 pct higher; foreign buying seen

COLOMBO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares jumped more than 1 percent on Thursday as investors sought bargains in blue...

December 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields down, bonds up

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yield eased at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month yield dropping 15 basis points to 10.10 but ...

November 30, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares edge up; tax proposals weigh

COLOMBO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly higher on Wednesday as investors sought bargains in blue-ch...

November 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares hit near 8-mth low on foreign fund outflow

COLOMBO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on Tuesday for the third straight session to end at a near eight-mont...

November 29, 2016 2 min read

Unspecified action taken against Perpetual Treasuries: CB Governor

Sri Lanka's central bank has taken unspecified action against Perpetual Treasuries, a primary dealer in government secur...

November 29, 2016 1 min read

Anthony Shanil Fernando appointed to Sri Lanka stock exchange

Sri Lanka's stock exchange said Anthony Shanil Fernando, a lawyer has been appointed as a director.

November 26, 2016 1 min read