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Sri Lanka rupee opens at 325.50/326.25 to the US dollar, stocks up

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 325.50/326.25 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said. Stocks were trading up.

October 23, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 325.75/326.25 to US dollar

Sri Lanka rupee closed weaker at 325.75/326.25 to the US dollar on Friday, while bond yields were down, dealers said.

October 20, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks close up after IMF announcement

Sri Lanka stock indices closed up in trading on Friday, after IMF announced it had reached a Staff Level Agreement

October 20, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks up in mid-day trading

Sri Lanka stock indices were up during mid-morning trading on Friday, after an IMF staff level agreement

October 20, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka sees foreign buying in rupee bonds for first time in four weeks

Global investors cautiously waiting to impact of Trump's tariff deal amid uncertainty

Sri Lanka stocks rise 2.09-pct topping 18,500 after Trump eases tariffs

There was interest on blue chip and construction counters

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields steady

Sri Lanka's Treasury bill yields were steady at Wednesday's auction with 3 and 6 months yields moving marginally up, dat...

June 29, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka offers Rs34bn 3, 4 and 9-year bonds

Sri Lanka has called bids to sell 34 billion rupees of bonds with tenors of 3, 4 and 9-years, the state debt office said...

June 29, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end down; capital gains tax, Brexit weigh

COLOMBO, June 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended weaker on Tuesday, falling for the seventh straight session, as com...

June 28, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka capital gains tax likely to apply to land, shares: minister

Sri Lanka's planned capital gains tax is likely to apply to land as well as shares, Megthough it exact application is no...

June 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rejects bids for dollar bond auction

Sri Lanka has rejected bids for a 250 million dollar auction of Sri Lanka Development Bond styled securities issued most...

June 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells lower than offered volumes of bonds, yields drop

Sri Lanka has sold lower than offered volumes 23.9 billion rupees of 2 to 8 year bonds at Monday's auction after 30 bill...

June 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares down for sixth session; Brexit woes weigh

COLOMBO, June 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a sixth straight session on Monday as investors turned cautious ...

June 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka opts for fixed rate, dollar loan to avoid forex, interest volatility

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government has decided to obtain a Special Drawing Rights (SDR) loan from the In...

June 27, 2016 2 min read

Spot-next dollar trading resumes in Sri Lanka forex market

Sri Lanka's rupee traded in the spot plus one day market Monday and was quoted around 147.70/148.10 to the US dollar, in...

June 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka based Abans Finance to raise Rs276mn for share placement

Sri Lanka's Abans Finance Plc, a licensed non-bank lender said it would sell 11 million share to a private investment co...

June 27, 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 Lankan shares hit over 2-mth low ahead of rates decision; Brexit weighs

COLOMBO, June 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a fifth straight session to a more than two-month closing low on...

June 24, 2016 2 min read

Fitch downgrades NDB, confirms 8 Sri Lanka banks

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings has downgraded National Development Bank PLC's (NDB) National LongTerm Rating to 'A+(lka)' f...

June 23, 2016 12 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit 2-mth closing low ahead of cbank rates decision

COLOMBO, June 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a fourth straight session to hit a two-month closing low on Thur...

June 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka one week dollar forwards at 147.40/50 rupees

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 147.40/50 to the US dollar in the one week forward market Thursday, with s...

June 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to raise tax on cigarettes to 90-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said he aims to raise the tax on cigarettes to...

June 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares close at 8-wk low; rates decision awaited

COLOMBO, June 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session on Wednesday to hit a more than 8-week ...

June 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells more short term bills, yields barely up

Sri Lanka's Treasury bills yields barely rose with the 3-month yield up 02 basis points to 8.86 percent with 12.3 billio...

June 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka state banks sells rupee forwards, spot reference lowered to 145.25 to dollar

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 147.80/95 to the US dollar in the one week forward market in mid-day trade...

June 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall after Moody's outlook revision; rates, outflows weigh

COLOMBO, June 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on Tuesday for a second straight session, a day after Moody's revise...

June 21, 2016 2 min read

Moody's confirms three Sri Lankan banks ratings; outlooks downgraded

ECONOMYNEXT - Moody's Investors Service said it has confirmed the long-term ratings of three Sri Lankan banks - Bank of ...

June 21, 2016 5 min read