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Sri Lanka rupee opens steady at 323.90/324.10 to the dollar, bond yields up

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened steady at 323.90/324.10 to the US dollar on Tuesday

October 17, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares close down on weak sentiment

Sri Lanka shares closed down on Monday due to weak sentiment, but some bargain hunting drove turnover.

October 16, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 323.90/324.10 to the dollar, bonds steady

Sri Lanka’s rupee slumped a bit to close at 323.90/324.10 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said

October 16, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks slump in mid-day trading

Sri Lanka shares opened green on Monday morning before slumping in mid-day trading to red due to weak sentiment.

October 16, 2023 1 min read
Dhammika Perera buys Sri Lanka's East West Properties

This is approximately 77.40 percent of the issued shares of the company.

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields up

Bond yields were slightly up

Sri Lanka Senkadagala Finance's debt gets 'BBB+(lka)(EXP)' rating

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned Senkadagala Finance PLC's proposed issue of senior unsecured redeemable...

June 13, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee up; on exporter, foreign investor dollar sales

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

June 13, 2016 2 min read

Asian shares and sterling skid, yen firms

TOKYO, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares and sterling skidded in early Asian trade on Monday and the perceived safe-haven...

June 13, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lankan rupee rises on dollar conversions by exporters

COLOMBO, June 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rupee forwards rose on Friday as dollar conversions by foreign investors and ban...

June 10, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end steady in thin volume

COLOMBO, June 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Friday as positive sentiment after an IMF loan approval o...

June 10, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka National Savings Bank 'B+/B' ratings confirmed

ECONOMYNEXT - S&P Global Ratings said it had confirmed its 'B+' long-term issuer credit rating on Sri Lanka’s Nat...

June 10, 2016 4 min read

S&P confirms Sri Lankan DFCC Bank's 'B/B' ratings

ECONOMYNEXT - S&P Global Ratings said it had affirmed its 'B' long-term issuer credit rating on Sri Lanka’s DFCC ...

June 10, 2016 3 min read

Stocks down, bonds rally as "Brexit" vote looms

TOKYO, June 10 (Reuters) - Asian shares stepped back on Friday, while investors poured funds into safe haven assets amid...

June 10, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka plans US$1.2bn Samurai bond sale: Prime Minister

ECONMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is planning a $1.2 billion sale of Japanese Yen-denominated securities also known as 'Samurai' bo...

June 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares close steady; turnover falls to over 2-1/2 mth low

COLOMBO, June 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed steady on Thursday as positive sentiment after an IMF loan approval...

June 9, 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 Lankan rupee forwards edge up on exporter, bank dollar conversions

COLOMBO, June 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rupee forwards edged up on Thursday as dollar conversions by exporters and banks ...

June 9, 2016 2 min read

Asia tracks Wall St higher, kiwi flies as central bank stands pat

TOKYO, June 9 (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged up on Thursday after Wall Street gained overnight, while a weaker dollar bu...

June 9, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lankan shares end steady; turnover slumps to over 2-1/2 mth low

COLOMBO, June 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed steady on Wednesday, as positive sentiment after the IMF loan appro...

June 8, 2016 2 min read

Asian shares near 6-week high on oil, Fed expectations

TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Asian shares held near six-week highs on Wednesday, on a brightening outlook in the energy sec...

June 8, 2016 3 min read

Saudi stocks up after reform announcement

DUBAI, June 7 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's stock market rose on Tuesday after the government announced details of its econ...

June 8, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka appoints four foreign banks as lead managers for eurobond

COLOMBO, June 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka, which last month announced plans to raise $1.5 billion from the sale of a 10-year...

June 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge up; rising interest rates weigh

COLOMBO, June 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer on Tuesday, rising for the first time in seven sessi...

June 7, 2016 2 min read

Asia stocks hit 5-week high after cautious Yellen

TOKYO, June 7 (Reuters) - Asian shares hit a five-week high on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said U.S...

June 7, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lankan shares end steady; rising interest rates weigh

COLOMBO, June 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Monday as concerns over rising interest rates and foreign ...

June 6, 2016 2 min read

ADB to help develop Sri Lankan capital markets

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank is giving technical assistance to develop a comprehensive master plan fo...

June 6, 2016 2 min read