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Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker at 325.30/326.00 to US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 325.30/326.00 to the US dollar on Friday, while bond yields were down

October 20, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks close up with investor interest picking up

Buying interest coming into the bigger banks and also the tourism sector

October 19, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 325.40/60 to US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed down at 325.40/60 to the US dollar on Thursday, while bond yields were down, dealers said.

October 19, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks indices send mixed signals

Mixed signals on both sides, the ASPI slightly coming down and the S&P SL20 moving up

October 19, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka sells extra Rs300mn Treasury bills after auction

On Tuesday (8) the debt office raised 66.5 billion rupees of 3, 6 and 12 month bills.

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
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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
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka stocks seen fairly priced, rising rates a concern

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan stocks are attractive investments with the government moving to put the economy back on ...

June 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee forwards weaker, volatility high amid trading restrictions

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee weakened to 148.50 to the US dollar levels in the one week forward market Tuesday 146.90...

June 21, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields higher ahead of policy meeting

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's bond yields have risen about 20 basis points from a week earlier, ahead of a monetary policy a...

June 21, 2016 1 min read

Moody's downgrades outlook on Sri Lanka's B1 rating to negative

ECONOMYNEXT - Moody's Investors Service said it confirmed Sri Lanka's foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured sover...

June 20, 2016 6 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge down on interest rates, foreign outflows

COLOMBO, June 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged down on Monday as investor sentiment took a hit on continued foreig...

June 20, 2016 2 min read

Buying and selling seen in Sri Lanka rupee bonds held by foreign accounts

ECONOMYNEXT - A pattern of steady trading in Sri Lanka rupee bonds with foreign investors has emerged over the past thre...

June 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge up; turnover slumps to 19-wk low

COLOMBO, June 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged up on Friday from a more than seven-week closing low hit in the pre...

June 17, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end 1 pct lower on move to tax capital gains

COLOMBO, June 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell 1 percent on Thursday to hit their lowest closing level in more than...

June 16, 2016 2 min read

Asia stocks edge up on Fed's cautious rates outlook, dollar sags

TOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged up on Thursday after the Federal Reserve refrained from hiking interest ra...

June 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit near 7-wk closing low; new tax hits sentiment

COLOMBO, June 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended weaker for a second straight session on Wednesday, their lowest in ...

June 15, 2016 2 min read