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Sri Lanka bond yields end lower

Central Bank’s guidance peg for interbank US dollar transactions remained unchanged at 361.92 rupees

February 15, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs70bn in T-bill auction

Bill yields fall across maturities at auction

February 15, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares fall in mid day trade

The market generated a slow turnover of 590 million rupees. 

February 13, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s mid-day shares edged down

The market generated a slow revenue of 596 million rupees.

February 9, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka minister askes youth to join Customs, help increase State revenue

A gazette announced the hiring of 138 Assistant Superintendents of Customs and 45 Inspectors of Customs.

Sri Lanka’s stocks open sluggishly Monday morning

Sri Lanka shares were trading slow on Monday morning after the long weekend.

Sri Lanka mulls releasing prisoners in Coronavirus battle

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a committee to look into way to release people who have been jail...

March 24, 2020 1 min read

First Sri Lankan COVID 19 patient likely to be discharged after recovery

The first Sri Lankan to contract the COVID19 virus may be discharged from the National Institute for Infectious Diseases...

March 23, 2020 1 min read

Why we need to practise social distancing

Statistically, every patient infected with COVID-19 could transmit the virus to 406 others in one month, Sri Lanka’s G...

March 23, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange to have multiple 5-pct circuit breakers

Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange will have multiple trading halts in the future when an index hits each 5 percent leve...

March 23, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka extends curfew in Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam to Tue, Coronavirus count 77

Sri Lanka is extending a curfew in the Colombo, Gamapaha and Puttalam districts Tuesday but rest of the areas will get ...

Imesh Ranasinghe
March 21, 2020 3 min read

All Sri Lankans barring media, essential services personnel must remain indoors during curfew: IGP

All Sri Lankans barring media and essential services personnel must remain indoors during the island-wide curfew to be i...

March 20, 2020 1 min read

Italy overtakes China in virus deaths, Trump slams Beijing

Italy surpassed China on Thursday as the country with the most deaths from coronavirus as the UN chief warned "millions...

March 20, 2020 5 min read

Deshapriya says only COVID19 can decide when we can hold the elections

Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary General elections scheduled for April 25 has been indefinitely postponed due to the COVID19 ...

Arjuna Ranawana
March 19, 2020 3 min read

Gnanasara and Rathana Theros contesting General Elections

Firebrand Buddhist Monks Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara and Athureliye Rathana are both contesting the upcoming Parliamentary...

Arjuna Ranawana
March 19, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka stock exchange closed for Coronavirus holiday on March 18

Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange said it will be closed for the second day on March 18, after the government declared ...

March 17, 2020 1 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

BASL says all Courts closed down today

The Courts throughout the country are closed from today until Thursday, the President of the Bar Association Kalinga Ind...

March 17, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka bars travelers from Qatar, Bahrain and Canada to control Coronavirus

Sri Lanka has ordered airlines not to board passengers from Qatar, Bahrain or Canada as they will not be allowed to land...

March 16, 2020 2 min read

Prime Minister convinced Sri Lanka can overcome COVID19 threat

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is appealing to all Sri Lankans to come together to deal with the novel coronavirus thr...

March 14, 2020 2 min read

COVID19 Patient's child not infected - Govt

The government is saying that a child of the first Sri Lankan to contract COVID19 has not tested positive for the diseas...

March 12, 2020 2 min read

Stocks, crude plunge as Trump Europe ban fans recession fears

Equities and oil prices fell through the floor again on Thursday after Donald Trump banned all travel from Europe to th...

March 12, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka to launch project to make food safer

Sri Lanka is about to launch a project to make food produced locally safer and meet international standards.

March 11, 2020 3 min read

Saudi bourse leads Gulf rally as oil prices recover

Stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf states made a strong rebound in opening trade Tuesday, led by the Saudi bourse whi...

March 10, 2020 2 min read

Akila Viraj has a "deal with the government"- Imtiaz

Five days before Nomination Day, the United National Party has made a move that will surely scuttle any attempts to unit...

Arjuna Ranawana
March 7, 2020 2 min read

Relief for microcredit victims in North and North Central Provinces

On the eve of elections the government is raising the credit limit for state-run microcredit providers and lowering inte...

March 3, 2020 1 min read

Trump hails 'exceptional' Modi at huge India rally

US President Donald Trump received a red-carpet welcome in the world's biggest democracy Monday, addressing a huge rally...

February 24, 2020 4 min read