ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 335.20/35 to the US dollar in the spot market on Friday, from 335.90/336.00 the previous day, while bond yields edged up slightly, dealers said. The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying,…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 335.20/35 to the US dollar in the spot market on Friday, from 335.90/336.00 the previous day, while bond yields edged up slightly, dealers said. The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 340.50 selling; the euro was 376.7044 selling, 390.6214 buying; and the pound was 441.8540 buying, 455.8996 selling. A bond maturing on 15.09.2027 closed flat at 10.35/45 percent. A bond maturing on 15.03.2028 closed at 10.55/60 percent, up from 10.53/62 percent. A bond maturing on 15.12.2029 closed at 10.95/11.00 percent, up from 10.90/11.00 percent. A bond maturing on 01.08.2030 closed at 11.23/25 percent, up from 11.18/25 percent. A bond maturing on 15.10.2030 closed at 11.25/30 percent, up from 11.20/27 percent. A bond maturing on 15.12.2032 closed flat at 11.50/60 percent. A bond maturing on 01.11.2033 closed flat at 11.60/70 percent. A bond maturing on 15.06.2034 closed at 11.65/72 percent, down from 11.65/75 percent. (Colombo/Jul3/2026)