ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 298.40/60 to the US dollar in the spot forex market on Monday, from 298.50/55 on Wednesday, dealers said, while bond yields were steady.
A bond maturing on 15.12.2026 was quoted stable at 11.30/35 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.09.2027 was quoted stable at 11.90/12.00 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.12.2028 was quoted at 12.10/18 percent up from 12.10/15 percent.
The Colombo Stock Market opened down; the All Share Price Index was down 0.22 percent at 12,007, and the S&P SL20 was down 0.32 percent at 3,561. (Colombo/Apr15/2024)