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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka bond yields close higher, rupee at 320/325 to dollar

Issue of 180,000 million rupees Treasury Bonds is scheduled on March 13

March 9, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka CB aggressive dollar buying prevented sharp rupee appreciation - dealers

Rupee has strengthened around 15% in the last four sessions.

March 9, 2023 4 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens 312/318 to the US dollar

Business was done as strong as 315 to the US dollar

March 9, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields up in mid-morning trade

Issue of 180,000 million rupees Treasury Bonds is scheduled on March 13

March 9, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka’s rupee opens at 327.30/60 to the US dollar, bond yields up

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 327.30/60 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said.

Sri Lanka’s rupee closes at 327.40/60 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 327.40/60 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were stable.

Sri Lanka companies rated above implied sovereign after 'stimulus' linked downgrade

Several publicly trade firms in Sri Lanka which operate in 'defensive' sectors that can weather downturns have been rate...

July 21, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends marginally firmer, gilt yields flat

Sri Lanka rupee ends firmer at 185.70/80 to US dollar in the spot market on Monday while bond yields remained unchanged,...

July 20, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee firmer, stocks gain at open

Sri Lanka rupee opens firmer at 185.70/80 to US dollar in the spot market on Monday while bond yields were flat and stoc...

July 20, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends flat, gilt yields unchanged

Sri Lanka rupee closed flat at 185.75/80 to US dollar in the spot market on Friday while bond yields remained unchanged ...

July 17, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, stocks gain

Sri Lanka rupee opened weaker at 185.75/82 to US dollar in the spot market on Friday while bond yields were flat and sto...

July 17, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends firmer, gilt yields down

Sri Lanka rupee closed stronger at 185.75/82 to US dollar in the spot market on Thursday while bond yields eased and sto...

July 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger, stocks gain 

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted stronger at 185.80/90 to US dollar in the spot market on Thursday while bond yields eased and...

July 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, gilt yields and stocks plunge

Sri Lanka rupee closed flat at 185.80/90 to US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday while bond yields eased and stocks...

July 15, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields plunge at auction after rate cut

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields plunged across maturities at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month yield falling 41 basis ...

July 15, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger, stocks down

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted stronger at 185.75/85 to US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday while bond yields were dow...

July 15, 2020 2 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 305.1018 305.3339
UK Pound 386.9523 387.2371
Euro 330.8712 332.1141
Aus Dollar 201.0018 201.4980
Yen 2.0266 2.0278
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.6453 3.5932
Korea Won 0.2342 0.2292
Oman Rial 780.3569 769.4973
Saudi Riyal 80.1114 78.9849
UAE Dirham 81.7952 80.6569
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 2,573.80 1.00%
CSE All Share 9,073.41 0.65%
Turnover Rs million 1,591,766,524.95 1,029,335,694.32
Source: CSE
Latest Last
3-m bill 21.72 21.79
6-m bill 19.55 20.31
12-m bill 17.72 19.28
5-yr bond 21.00 22.53
8-yr bond 19.42 20.55
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 13.93 14.00
Gilt Repo 13.50 14.00
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka rupee ends marginally stronger, gilt yields remain unchanged

Sri Lanka rupee closed marginally stronger at 185.80/95 to US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday while bond yields rem...

July 14, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee marginally stronger, stocks gain at open

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted marginally stronger at 185.80/85 to US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday while bond yields...

July 14, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends slightly weaker, gilt yields unchanged

Sri Lanka rupee closed marginally weaker at 185.85/90 to US dollar in the spot market on Monday while bond yields remain...

July 13, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens flat, stocks plunge

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted flat at 185.80/95 to US dollar in the spot market on Monday while bond yields eased and stock...

July 13, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends flat, gilt yields down

Sri Lanka rupee closed flat at 185.80/90 to US dollar in the spot market on Friday close while bond yields eased after t...

July 10, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee flat, stocks plunge at open

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted flat at 185.80/95 to US dollar in the spot market from Thursday’s close while bond yields e...

July 10, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends weaker, gilt yields fall

Sri Lanka rupee closed marginally weaker at 185.80/95 to US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday while bond yields eas...

July 9, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger, stocks gain at open

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted stronger at 185.75/85 to US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday while bond yields and stoc...

July 9, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields drop

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields eased on longer maturities with the 12-month yield dropping 12 basis points to 5.32 percen...

July 8, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends firm, gilt yields down

Sri Lanka rupee closed stronger at 185.75/85 to US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday while bond yields and stocks f...

July 8, 2020 2 min read