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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 328.50/65 to US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 328.50/65 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

November 22, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs145bn Treasury bills

The 6 and 12 month bills are offered in a post-auction window

November 22, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trade up mid-day

Turnover was at 1.6 million.

November 22, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 328.40/50 to US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 328.40/50 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields were down.

November 22, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka stocks rise marginal 0.07-pct, S&P SL20 dips

Turnover increased to 7.5 billion rupees

Sri Lanka sells Rs71bn in bonds after offering Rs122bn

71 billion rupees sold of 2030 and 2037 bonds,

Sri Lanka shares end little changed; turnover slumps

COLOMBO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Friday, hovering near eight-month lows, while turn...

November 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end 8-day losing streak

COLOMBO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares snapped an eight-day falling streak to end slightly higher on Thursday, bu...

November 24, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka bourse disaster recovery test Friday, one hour trading halt

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) said trading will be halted for about an hour on Friday 25th Novem...

November 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares fall for 8th session; tax proposals weigh

COLOMBO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares extended falls to an eighth session on Wednesday, posting their lowest clo...

November 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s 06-month, 01-year Treasuries yields rise at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lanka’s six-month and one-year Treasury Bills rose at Wednesday’s aucti...

November 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka hikes capital requirements for stock brokers

Sri Lanka has hiked capital requirements for stock brokers effective from March 01, based on a formula for calculating r...

November 23, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 7th session; tax proposals weigh on market

COLOMBO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares extended their falls into a seventh session on Tuesday, posting their lowe...

November 22, 2016 2 min read

Rising incomes seen lifting Sri Lanka consumer, retail stocks

Sri Lanka’s consumer and retail sector has strong growth prospects, given increasing disposable incomes and chang...

November 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 6th session; tax proposals weigh on mkt

COLOMBO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a sixth straight session on Monday, posting their lowest close in...

November 21, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch rates National Insurance Trust Fund 'AA-(lka)'/Stable

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned Sri Lanka’s National Insurance Trust Fund Board (NITF) a Nationa...

November 21, 2016 4 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 Lankan shares fall for fifth straight session; tax proposals weigh

COLOMBO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended for a fifth straight session of declines on Friday, and reached thei...

November 18, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit four-month closing low in thin trade

COLOMBO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares on Thursday ended at their lowest closing level in more than four months, ...

November 17, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka relaxes minimum public float rule

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s capital markets regulator has decided to relax rules for listed companies to mai...

November 17, 2016 7 min read

Sri Lanka's First Capital Holdings profits up

Profits of Sri Lanka's First Capital Holdings Plc, a financial services group, rose to Rs306 million in the September 20...

November 17, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields rise at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on 03-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills held steady at Wednesday’s auction, but those o...

November 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 3rd session to over 4-mth closing low

COLOMBO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell to a more than four-month closing low in thin volume on Wednesday as ...

November 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Distilleries group net up 50-pct

Profits at Distilleries Corporation of Sri Lanka, which has interests in alcohol, farming, telecom and insurance rose 50...

November 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit 2-week closing low; budget proposals weigh

COLOMBO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares on Tuesday hit a two-week closing low in thin trade as investor sentiment ...

November 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge down; volume slumps to 32-mth low after budget

COLOMBO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed slightly weaker on Friday while volume slumped to a 32-month low af...

November 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks open slightly higher, bond markets dull ahead of budget

Sri Lanka's stocks opened slightly higher Thursday as Sri Lanka awaited a budget for 2017, later in the day and bond mar...

November 10, 2016 1 min read