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Sri Lanka’s rupee opens at 328.00/328.25 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 328.00/328.25 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said.

November 1, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares close down due to budget concerns

Sri Lanka’s stock market closed down on Tuesday, Colombo Stock Exchange data showed.

October 31, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s rupee closes at 327.80/328.00 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 327.80/328.00 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said.

October 31, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares down in mid-day trading

Sri Lanka’s stock market was trading down on Tuesday, Colombo Stock Exchange data showed.

October 31, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee weakens against dollar, bonds flat

Bond yields were flat, with investors awaiting the outcome of tariff talks

Sri Lanka stocks close marginally down after volatile session

Banks retreat

Sri Lankan shares slip from 10-week high on profit-taking

COLOMBO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares on Thursday slipped from its more-than-10-week high, hit in the previous s...

August 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Hemas Group maritime business doubles profit in June quarter

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Hemas Group said June 2016 quarter net profit shot up 68 percent to Rs696 millio...

August 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Distilleries group net up 9.5-pct, core firm show gains

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka, which has interests in beverages, insurance and agriculture, said profits rose 9.5 pe...

August 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hayleys group net down 32-pct in June

Profits at Sri Lanka's Hayleys group, which has interests in export manufacturing, construction, agriculture constructio...

August 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's LOLC plans US$150mn Singapore listed bonds

Sri Lanka's LOLC group, which has interests in financial services and hotels, said it was planning to sell $150 million ...

August 9, 2016 1 min read

Agalawatte Plantations say shareholders of parent approved sale

Agalawatte Plantations Plc says the sale of a controlling 60.8 percent stake to Browns Power Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, which r...

August 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end lower; slip from more than 7-wk closing high

COLOMBO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly weaker in dull trade on Monday, slipping from their more tha...

August 8, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee eases slightly in dull trade

The Sri Lankan rupee traded slightly weaker in dull trade on Monday due to mild importer dollar demand in the absence of...

August 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at over 7-week closing high on foreign buying

Sri Lankan shares gained on Friday to a more than seven-week closing high on foreign buying, and as investors bought blu...

August 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise as investors pick blue chips; rupee steady

Sri Lankan shares rose on Friday, hovering near a seven-week high hit earlier this week, as investors bought blue chips ...

August 5, 2016 2 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

GuarantCo to back more rupee debt issuance in Sri Lanka

GuarantCo Limited, a firm backed by Australia and European governments to support infrastructure and domestic currency f...

August 5, 2016 1 min read

Japan's SBI to buy 25-pct of Sri Lanka stockbroker

Japan-based SBI group has inked a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in First Guardian Equities, a stockbroker licensed to d...

August 5, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Senkadagala Finance bonds rated 'BBB+(lka)'

Fitch Ratings said Rs3.0 billion of senior debt of Sri Lanka's Senkakadagala Finance has been given a final rating of 'B...

August 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka gilt primary dealers asked to trade on Bloomberg terminals

Primary dealers in Sri Lanka's over-the-counter market for government securities have been asked to trade and report dea...

August 4, 2016 2 min read

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka share swap gets court nod

Courts have granted permission to seek shareholder approval for a plan to swap stock of Distilleries Corporation of Sri ...

August 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares up; rate hike boosts sentiment on economy

Sri Lankan shares notched up a fifth session of gains to close at their highest in more than seven weeks on Wednesday, o...

August 3, 2016 2 min read

Melstacorp to be holding Co, of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka; both firms listed

In a complex share swap, Distilleries Corporation of Sri Lanka is expected to be made a subsidiary of Melstacorp, which ...

August 1, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lankan rupee steady in dull trade; bond holders book profit

The Sri Lankan rupee was steady in thin-volume trade on Monday as the market waited to watch the impact of last week's p...

August 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to allow low-tax imports for flood hit beer firm: report

Sri Lanka will allow Lion Brewery franchise holder or Carlsberg in the country and Lion Beer imports at lower duty, foll...

August 1, 2016 1 min read

Foreign investors buy strongly into Sri Lanka rupee bonds

Foreign investors bought Rs9.4 billion (about $64 million) in rupee bonds in the week to July 27, in a second week of st...

August 1, 2016 1 min read