Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 332.20/35 to US dollar spot, bond yields edge up

EconomyNext’s Friday, October 23, 2026 reports presented conflicting accounts of Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar. One said the spot rate closed at 332.10/20, stronger than Thursday’s 332.20/35; another said it was weaker at 332.35/42, also compared with Thursday’s 332.20/35.

EconomyNext’s account of the 332.35/42 rate listed telegraphic-transfer rates of 327.75 buying and 336.75 selling for the dollar, 364.8954 and 378.6762 for the euro, and 437.9916 and 452.1000 for the pound. The same report said the Colombo Stock Exchange’s All Share Price Index rose 0.34% to 19,785 and the S&P SL20 gained 0.39% to 5,640.

EconomyNext’s two Friday reports also differed in their descriptions of government bond trading. The report giving the 332.10/20 rupee rate said yields fell across the listed maturities: the 2029 bond closed at 11.05/10%, the 2030 bond at 11.45/55%, the February 2031 bond at 11.70/75%, the December 2031 bond at 11.80/90%, the January 2033 bond at 11.90/12.05%, and the 2034 bond at 12.35/45%.

In EconomyNext’s other Friday report, yields were described as steady overall, with mixed changes by maturity. It listed the 2029 bond at 11.05/15%, the 2030 bond at 11.50/58%, the February 2031 bond at 11.70/80%, the December 2031 bond at 11.85/12.00%, the December 2032 bond at 12.00/10%, the January 2033 bond at 12.20/25%, and the 2034 bond at 12.45/50%. EconomyNext’s Thursday report had placed the rupee at 332.20/35 and said yields were steady to higher on selected maturities.

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