FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 311.25/40 to the US dollar in the spot market Thursday, from 311.30/50 the previous day, dealers said, while bond yields were quoted and traded up as the West Asia conflict escalated with oil passing 110 dollars a barrel after Iran’s strike on Qatar.
A bond maturing on 01.07.2028 was quoted at 9.30/35 percent, up from 9.25/35 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.06.2029 was quoted at 9.65/70 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.09.2029 was quoted flat at 9.65/75 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.10.2029 was quoted at 9.65/75 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.12.2029 was quoted flat at 9.75/80 percent.
A bond maturing on 01.03.2030 was actively quoted at 9.78/85 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.03.2031 was quoted flat at 9.95/10.05 percent.
A bond maturing on 01.10.2032 was quoted at 10.25/40 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.12.2032 was quoted at 10.25/40 percent.
A bond maturing on 01.06.2033 was quoted at 10.60/70 percent, up from 10.55/65 percent.
The longer tenors were not very active, dealers said.
The telegraphic transfer rates for the American dollar were 307.8000 buying, 314.8000 selling; the British pound was 408.1082 buying, and 419.4116 selling, and the euro was 351.1876 buying, 362.6070 selling.
On the Colombo Stock Exchange, the All Share Price Index was trading down 1 percent, 205.56 points, at 20,435.07; and the S&P SL20 was down 0.95 percent, or 54.71 points, at 5,710.86.
(Colombo/Mar19/2026)
