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Sri Lanka’s rupee opens at 323.60/75 to US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 323.60/75 to the US dollar on Wednesday

October 4, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s LOLC group to raise US$100mn via Singapore unit

LOLC which has micro-finance operations in multiple countries will raise 100 million US dollar through a sale of bonds.

October 4, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks close down on Tuesday, amid uncertainty

The ASPI fell to a 2-month low today

October 3, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s rupee closes at 323.70/324.00 on Tuesday

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 323.70/324.00 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said.

October 3, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker despite intra-day interventions

ECONONYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee closed at 146.30/80 Wednesday in the spot-next market, despite a state bank that usually...

April 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Seylan Bank to sell up to Rs5.0bn debt

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Seylan Bank Plc said it will sell up to 5.0 billion rupees in listed debt with tenors of 5 and...

April 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares edge up; eyes on IMF loan deal

COLOMBO, April 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of a...

April 19, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka 03-month T-bill yield steady at 8.45-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s three month Treasury Bill yield was steady at 8.45 percent at this week’s...

April 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end lower amid foreign fund outflow

COLOMBO, April 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares slipped on Monday from a near 10-week closing high hit in the previous s...

April 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rejects all bids at bond auction

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has rejected all bids for an auction after offering to sell, 4, 6 and 7 year bonds, the debt off...

April 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka remittances up 8-pct to US$554.2mn in February

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's worker's remittances rose 8.0 percent to 554.2 million US dollars in February 2016 from a year...

April 18, 2016 2 min read

Foreign investors buy into Sri Lanka bonds

ECONOMYNEXT - Foreign investors had bought 5.6 billion rupees worth Sri Lanka rupee bonds over the week ending April 12,...

April 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares hit near 10-wk closing high on steps to narrow fiscal gap

COLOMBO, April 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares hit a near 10-week closing high on Friday as an imminent loan deal with ...

April 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares gain over 1.2 pct after IMF statement

COLOMBO, April 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares jumped over 1.2 percent on Tuesday as local investors bought risky asset...

April 12, 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 to re-impose 0.3-pct share transaction levy from April 15

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange said it will re-impose the share transaction levy at the rate of 0.3 per...

April 12, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to raise cheaper funds in China renminbi market: CB governor

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka expects to start issuing bonds in China’s domestic renminbi market in about three ...

April 12, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end flat; LOLC helps erase early losses

COLOMBO, April 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Monday, with big gains in Lanka Orix Leasing Company Plc...

April 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka T-bill yields fall across maturities

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan treasury bill yields fell across the board with the one-year bill down 13 basis points t...

April 11, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund says returns 8.82-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Ceylon Dollar Fund, which invests in Sri Lanka sovereign and bank bonds had returned 8.82 percent in the f...

April 11, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares gain for 4th session on retail buying

COLOMBO, April 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a fourth straight session on Friday to end at their highest clos...

April 8, 2016 2 min read

India's Aavishkaar invests in Sri Lanka's MA's Foods: report

ECONOMYNEXT - Aavishkaar Frontier Fund, an India based private equity firm will invest 300 million rupees (2.1 million U...

April 8, 2016 1 min read

Husein Esufally new chairman of Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi Insurance

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi Insurance PLC HAS appointed Husein Esufally as its new chairman, fol...

April 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields fall, foreign buying seen

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's bond yields extended falls with some foreign buying also seen in some maturities, dealers said...

April 8, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares post near 7-wk closing high on retail investor buying

COLOMBO, April 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a third straight session on Thursday to post their near seven-we...

April 7, 2016 2 min read