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Monday September 21st, 2026

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Tourism
Sri Lanka’s monthly tourism revenue rises for first time in 10 months; up 2.1-pct in August 2026 

2 min read

Geopolitics
India extends gap finance to continue ferry service to Sri Lanka

2 min read

Energy
Sri Lanka’s WindForce and Vidullanka commission first BESS facility

2 min read

Economy
Sri Lanka wants to build up on economic stability achieved via IMF deal: President

3 min read

EXPLORATION
Sri Lanka Ministerial panel approves calling investments to explore oil, gas

3 min read

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Latest Last
US Dollar 329.0351 328.5966
UK Pound 443.7367 443.6711
Euro 379.6078 381.3692
Yen 2.1249 2.1270
Aus Dollar 234.6020 235.1437
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4433 3.4427
Korean Won 0.2428 0.2438
Oman Rial 854.6144 853.4755
Saudi Riyal 87.6025 87.5068
UAE Dirham 89.5821 89.4627
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,976.67 -0.29%
CSE All Share 21,262.13 -0.24%
Turnover Rs 2225.45 million 1129.82 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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