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Monday August 17th, 2026

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Bonds & Forex
Sri Lanka Central Bank buys US$348.6mn in July as rupee stabilizes

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Bonds & Forex
Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop further, Rs140bn sold

1 min read

Government services
Sri Lanka approves Rs1.06bn equity for Metro Transit

2 min read

Petroleum
Sri Lanka awards petrol, diesel and crude contracts to Aditya Birla, Vitol Asia

1 min read

General Economy
Sri Lanka to lease plantation land to returnee migrant workers

2 min read

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Latest Last
US Dollar 336.1698 337.0431
UK Pound 445.0216 444.3239
Euro 383.3680 382.7461
Yen 2.0663 2.0830
Aus Dollar 231.5874 231.8182
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.5512 3.5703
Korean Won 0.2160 0.2177
Oman Rial 873.1683 875.4139
Saudi Riyal 89.4735 89.7513
UAE Dirham 91.5246 91.7623
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 6,206.51 +0.02%
CSE All Share 22,243.70 -0.09%
Turnover Rs 1070.24 million 1911.34 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
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