Dollar Rate today: Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates slightly against USD

Daily Mirror and Newswire report that the Sri Lankan rupee weakened slightly against the US dollar on November 9 compared with the previous Friday. Newswire later reported slight appreciation on November 10 and further appreciation on November 11, although its supplied reports do not give the specific exchange-rate figures for those daily changes.

EconomyNext reports that the spot rate closed at 332.53/59 per dollar on Monday, then at 332.33/40 on Tuesday and 332.37/42 on Wednesday. The outlet says the rate was quoted at 332.40/50 on Thursday, compared with Wednesday’s 332.37/42.

Newswire reports that on November 12 the commercial-bank rates it listed were mostly unchanged from Wednesday. Seylan Bank’s buying and selling rates were Rs. 328.10 and Rs. 337.35; NDB Bank’s were Rs. 327.80 and Rs. 336.80; Commercial Bank’s were Rs. 326.33 and Rs. 336.25; and Sampath Bank’s were Rs. 328.25 and Rs. 336.25. People’s Bank rates rose by five cents on each side, to Rs. 328.25 buying and Rs. 336.39 selling.

EconomyNext reports that government bond yields were steady to lower on Thursday, with the 2032 bond quoted at 11.50/58 percent, compared with 11.50/60 percent previously, and the other listed maturities broadly steady. The outlet also reports the Colombo Stock Exchange All Share Price Index gained 0.24 percent to 22,085 and the S&P SL20 rose 0.09 percent to 6,354.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.