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Sri Lanka’s stocks open up Tuesday morning

Sri Lanka shares opened up in trading on Tuesday morning.

October 3, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 323.90/324.10 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka rupee opened at 323.90/324.10 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said

October 3, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks close down on Monday

Sri Lanka’s stocks close down after IMF report highlights persistent issues.

October 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s rupee closes at 324.00/324.25 to the US dollar on Monday

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 324.00/324.25 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said.

October 2, 2023 1 min read

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
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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's Treasuries yields down

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields fell across maturities at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month yield fallin...

April 6, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka bourse launches sector indices with S&P

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange has launched sector indices with S&P Down Jones Indices, which official...

April 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka liquidity short rises to Rs57bn amid forex interventions

ECONOMYNEXT - Liquidity shortages rose to 57 billion rupees on Tuesday from 41 billion rupees a day earlier, pointing to...

April 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares jump to 5-wk closing high on retail buying

COLOMBO, April 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose 1.3 percent on Tuesday to a five-week closing high, as local retail ...

April 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end 3-day winning streak as economic woes resurface

COLOMBO, April 4 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed lower for the first time in four sessions on Monday amid a steep r...

April 4, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee held with state bank sales; bond yields fall

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted around 145.20/40 to the US dollar in the spot next forex market and long bond...

April 4, 2016 2 min read

Foreign investors pause sales of Sri Lanka rupee bonds

ECONOMYNEXT - Foreign investors of Sri Lanka rupee bonds have paused intense selling seen over the past month and bought...

April 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka long bond yields plunge

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's bond yields extended falls Friday falling as much as 150 to 200 basis points in three days, gi...

April 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares edge up, but post 1st weekly loss in 3 weeks

COLOMBO, April 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a third straight session to hit a one-week high on Friday led by...

April 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 146.30/70 to US dollar in spot next forex market

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 146.30/70 to the US dollar in the spot next forex market Friday with a sta...

April 1, 2016 1 min read