FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – On Monday, Sri Lanka’s currency, the rupee, settled at a rate of 331.50/332.00 against the US dollar in the one-week spot market, a slight increase from the previous closing of 331.00/332.00 on Friday, according to market participants. Additionally, bond yields experienced an upward trend.
The telegraphic transfer exchange rate for the Sri Lankan rupee stood at 326.00 for buying and 335.00 for selling against the US dollar.
In the bond market, the yield for a bond maturing on August 1, 2030, rose to 12.05/15 percent from the earlier rate of 11.80/90 percent. Likewise, a bond set to mature on January 15, 2033, closed at 12.25/50 percent, an increase from the previous 12.20/40 percent. Meanwhile, the yield for a bond maturing on March 15, 2035, climbed to 13.05/15 percent, up from 12.85/95 percent. (Colombo/Jun1/2026)
