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Sri Lanka rupee opens at 326.90/327.10 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 326.90/327.10 to the US dollar on Friday, bond yields were up, dealers said. CSE opens up

October 27, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka to start covered short-selling from Nov 06

Regulations to prevent excessive volatility

October 27, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka's CDS teams with LankaPay to provide payment platform

CDS signs agreement with LankaPay to facilitate a seamless and secure payment experience for investors.

October 26, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s rupee closes at 326.90/327.25 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 326.90/327.25 to the US dollar

October 26, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank Rs15bn debenture gets Rs23bn in subscriptions

The bank had received 158 applications totaling 23,882,010,000, it said.

Sri Lankan shares steady; led by large-cap consumer stocks

COLOMBO, July 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Thursday as gains helped by foreign buying and le...

July 21, 2016 2 min read

Nimal Perera sells stake in Sri Lanka’s Kalamazoo

ECONOMYNEXT - High net-worth investor Nimal Perera sold his controlling stake in Kalamazoo Systems to Renuka Holdings fo...

July 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-, 06-month Treasuries yields fall

ECONOMYNEXT - Yield on 03-month and 06-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills fell at Wednesday’s auction while those o...

July 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end little changed; large caps lead losers

COLOMBO, July 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Wednesday as gains led by top conglomerate John K...

July 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's SEC halts payment on controversial Agalawatte deal

Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered a stock broker to halt the payment on a 60 percent stake in A...

July 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end down ahead of govt policy statement

COLOMBO, July 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended weaker on Monday, from their more than three-week closing high hit ...

July 18, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at over 3-week closing high in thin trade

COLOMBO, July 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended higher on Friday at a more than three-week closing high, with heavy...

July 15, 2016 2 min read

Mackwoods battle takes new turn with Sri Lanka's Agalawatte Plantations sale

A battle among shareholders of privately held Mackwoods group took a new turn with the sale of a controlling stake in Ag...

July 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Browns Group buys Agalawatte Plantations

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Browns Group has bought control of Agalawatte Plantations from Mackwoods Group f...

July 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end flat; blue chips down

COLOMBO, July 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Thursday, after it hit a near three-week closing high in ...

July 14, 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

Sri Lanka's Agalawatte Plantations controlling stake traded

A controlling 60.8 percent stake in Agalawatte Plantations Plc, a unit of Sri Lanka privately held Mackwoods group was t...

July 14, 2016 1 min read

Fitch rates Sri Lanka's USD Bond 'B+(EXP)'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka's upcoming US dollar-denominated bonds an expected rating of '...

July 14, 2016 1 min read

Aspiring financial centre Sri Lanka controls price of dhal, sprats, milk

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced maximum prices for 16 food produ...

July 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka central bank rejects 03, 06-month Treasury Bill bids

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s Central Bank rejected bids for 03-month and 06-month Treasury Bills at Wednesday�...

July 13, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end slightly higher

COLOMBO, July 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly higher in thin trade on Wednesday, extending gains from th...

July 13, 2016 2 min read

Supun Weerasnghe named group CEO of Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata

Supun Weerasinghe has been named group chief executive Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata, with Hans Wijayasuriya taking on addit...

July 13, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka company earnings growth seen slowing

ECONOMYNEXT – Earnings growth of Sri Lankan companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange are likely to slowdown...

July 12, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit near 3-wk closing high on eurobond issue

COLOMBO, July 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at their highest in nearly three weeks on Tuesday, the fifth strai...

July 12, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka stock exchange promotes mobile phone trading

ECONOMYNEXT - The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will conduct training programmes around the country to educate investors ...

July 12, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weaker ahead of bond settlement; liquidity short high

Sri Lanka's rupee weakened as much as 146.60 to the US dollars in the one week forward market dealers, said as liquidity...

July 12, 2016 2 min read