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Sri Lanka’s rupee opens at 324.55/85 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 324.55/85 to the US dollar on Thursday, bond yields were down, dealers said.

October 19, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 324.50/65 to the US dollar, bond yields down

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 324.50/65 to the US dollar on Wednesday, while bond yields were down, dealers said.

October 18, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks trade down, but selling pressure waning

Shares traded down Wednesday, but analysts said selling pressure was waning with investors looking to pick up stocks

October 18, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill auction yields down

Slightly less than offered volume sold

October 18, 2023 1 min read

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
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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 T-bill yields rise across the board

ECONOMYNEXT – Si Lankan Treasury Bill yields rose across the board at Wednesday’s auction with the 1-year ...

June 15, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Cabinet approves re-introduction of capital gains tax

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to reintroduce the capital gains ta...

June 15, 2016 1 min read

Asian shares slip, safe assets shine on Brexit anxiety

TOKYO, June 15 (Reuters) - Asian shares dipped to near three-week lows, while safehaven assets such as U.S. bonds and th...

June 15, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lankan shares end lower on interest rate, foreign outflow worries

COLOMBO, June 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, slipping from a more than one-week high hit in t...

June 14, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan rupee forwards little changed amid rising importer dollar demand

COLOMBO, June 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rupee forwards were little changed on Tuesday as demand for dollars from importe...

June 14, 2016 2 min read

Higher taxes hit Sri Lanka motor sector earnings

ECONOMYNEXT – Earnings of Sri Lanka’s motor sector companies fell 56 percent to Rs363 million in the first...

June 14, 2016 1 min read

Asian shares slip as Fed, Brexit loom

TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday amid growing worries this month's referendum in Britain could...

June 14, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lankan rupee up; exporter dlr sales outpace importer demand

COLOMBO, June 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rupee forwards ended higher on Monday as dollar conversions by foreign investors...

June 13, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares close at more than 1-wk high

COLOMBO, June 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at a more than one-week high on Monday as investor sentiment remai...

June 13, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells $250mln of 12-month development bonds

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank sold 250 million US dollars of 12-month development bonds at a Weig...

June 13, 2016 1 min read