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Sri Lanka’s rupee opens slightly stronger at 323.50/324.00

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 323.50/324.00 on Monday slightly stronger from Friday's close of 323.85/90 dealers said

October 16, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 323.85/90 to the dollar, bond steady

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October 13, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's main stock index marginally down amid debt, Gaza concerns

The key index touched near 3-month low on Wednesday

October 13, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 323.60/90 to US dollar, stocks open higher

Some bond yields down

October 13, 2023 1 min read

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
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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, stocks firm up as IMF approves $1.5 bln loan

COLOMBO, June 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks and currency gained on Monday as investor sentiment got a boost after the ...

June 6, 2016 2 min read

Asian shares rise, dollar nurses losses after jobs shock

TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Monday and the dollar wallowed close to its lowest in nearly a month afte...

June 6, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka Sunshine Group March net almost flat, annual profit up 21-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Sunshine Holdings Group said March 2016 quarter net profit rose 3 percent to Rs7...

June 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 5th day on rising interest rates

COLOMBO, June 3 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a fifth straight session on Friday and posted their lowest close ...

June 3, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka central bank bond auctions to be more transparent

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank intends to change its Treasury Bond auction practices, being more t...

June 2, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares post 5-wk closing low on rising interest rates

COLOMBO, June 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged down on Thursday, posting their lowest close in nearly five weeks, a...

June 2, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan professional bodies tolerating unethical conduct: SEC chief

ECONOMYNEXT – Professional bodies and trade chambers in Sri Lanka were not taking action against unethical conduc...

June 2, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 3rd straight day on rising interest rates

COLOMBO, June 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged down on Wednesday for a third straight session, as rising interest r...

June 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields up across maturities

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan treasury bills rose across the board at Wednesday’s auction with the th...

June 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens flat, excess liquidity up

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted barely changed at 148.10/40 to the US dollars in the spot-next market after opening Wednesd...

June 1, 2016 1 min read