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Sri Lanka rupee opens at 327.50/75 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 327.50/75 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said.

October 31, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares close down on tax worries, low turnover

Sri Lanka’s stock market closed on a mixed note on Monday, Colombo Stock Exchange data showed.

October 30, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s rupee closes at 327.40/70 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 327.40/70 to the US dollar, dealers said

October 30, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares see mixed sentiments in intra-day trading

The main All Share Price Index was down, while S&P SL20 was up

October 30, 2023 1 min read

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
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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 sells Rs63bn in bonds; secondary yields up 15 to 20bp

Sri Lanka sold 60 billion rupees of 5, 08, 10 year bonds following a 50 basis points rate hike a day earlier, but second...

July 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Softlogic group eyes expansion in existing businesses

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Softlogic group, with sales of Rs57 billion, has said it aims to double in size ...

July 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares steady; seen falling after rate hike

COLOMBO, July 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady in thin trade on Friday, though cautious investors fear the ...

July 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge up ahead of policy rates announcement

COLOMBO, July 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer on Thursday, snapping three sessions of losses as i...

July 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end lower; John Keells, Ceylon Tobacco fall

COLOMBO, July 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly lower on Wednesday as investors sold blue-chips such as Jo...

July 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka 06-month, 01-year Treasuries yields ease

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s six-month and one-year Treasury Bill yields eased at Wednesday’s auction ...

July 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit two-week closing low; turnover down

Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest in two weeks on Tuesday as investors sold blue-chips such as John Keells Holdin...

July 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end down; turnover slumps

COLOMBO, July 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on Monday as investors sold large-cap shares like Ceylon Tobacco Com...

July 25, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at one-month closing high

COLOMBO, July 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session on Friday and posted its highest close...

July 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Land Rover agency to seek listing

SML Frontier Automotive (Private) Limited, which holds the agency for Land Rover in Sri Lanka is planning a stock exchan...

July 22, 2016 1 min read