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Thursday October 15th, 2026

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Economy
Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves Fall in Sept 2026; CB buys dollars

2 min read

Economy
Sri Lanka spends less than 30-pct of 2026 capital spending through Sept: sources

2 min read

Economy
Sri Lanka Central Bank stubbornly defends 5% inflation target

4 min read

Corruption
Sri Lanka passes controversial Anti-Corruption amendment amid IMF, Opposition warnings

6 min read

Banking
Nearly a quarter of Sri Lanka’s financial sector loans backed by vehicles, gold: Report

3 min read

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Latest Last
US Dollar 330.8514 330.9617
UK Pound 438.3450 438.2595
Euro 371.0168 371.5045
Yen 2.0916 2.0943
Aus Dollar 231.1659 230.8789
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4202 3.4195
Korean Won 0.2479 0.2467
Oman Rial 859.3320 859.6185
Saudi Riyal 88.0955 88.1577
UAE Dirham 90.0766 90.1066
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,783.03 -0.10%
CSE All Share 20,260.06 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1193.67 million 1050.46 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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