FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 311.10/30 to the US dollar in the spot market Monday, broadly unchanged from 311.15/25 Friday, dealers said, while bond yields edged up slightly.

A bond maturing on 01.05.2028 was quoted at 9.15/25 percent.

A bond maturing on 01.09.2028 was quoted at 9.20/30 percent.

A bond maturing on 15.12.2028 was quoted at 9.25/30 percent.

A bond maturing on 15.06.2029 was quoted at 9.50/60 percent.

A bond maturing on 15.09.2029 was quoted at 9.52/60 percent, up from 9.52/57 percent.

A bond maturing on 15.12.2029 was quoted at 9.58/65 percent.

A bond maturing on 01.03.2030 was quoted flat at 9.62/70 percent.

A bond maturing on 01.07.2030 was quoted at 9.67/75 percent.

A bond maturing on 15.03.2031 was quoted at 9.85/10.00 percent, up from 9.80/90 percent.

A bond maturing on 15.12.2032 was quoted at 10.20/35 percent, up from 10.20/30 percent.

A bond maturing on 01.06.2033 was quoted at 10.45/60 percent, up from 10.47/53 percent.

The telegraphic transfer rates for the American dollar were 307.7000 buying, 314.7000 selling; the British pound was 406.8861 buying, and 418.1895 selling, and the euro was 349.8902 buying, 361.3096 selling.

On the Colombo Stock Exchange, the ASPI was down 1.51 percent, or 326.77 points, at 21,365.78; and the S&P SL20 was down 1.50 percent, or 91.34 points, at 5,993.31.

(Colombo/Mar16/2026)