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Friday October 9th, 2026

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Economy
Sri Lanka’s 2026 economic growth likely to hit three-year low 

2 min read

Economy
Sri Lanka current account surplus $133mn in Aug 2026 on lower import spend

2 min read

Health
Sri Lanka to fix prices for 90-pct of imported medicines within a year: NMRA

2 min read

Construction and Real Estate
Sri Lanka construction activity PMI eases in August amid bitumen shortage

1 min read

Economy
Sri Lanka inflation breaches CB’s upper limit for third month in Sept; remains at 37-mo high

2 min read

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Latest Last
US Dollar 330.6231 330.3522
UK Pound 436.3233 436.6595
Euro 371.6865 375.8417
Yen 2.0935 2.0856
Aus Dollar 229.0226 231.6760
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4329 3.4425
Korean Won 0.2433 0.2429
Oman Rial 858.7613 858.0354
Saudi Riyal 88.0628 87.9813
UAE Dirham 90.0145 89.9407
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,883.50 -0.31%
CSE All Share 20,812.64 -0.33%
Turnover Rs 873.38 million 814.88 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
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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