Sri Lankan rupee weaker on importer dollar demand; stocks up
Oct 25, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Tuesday due to importer dollar demand and a lack of exporter sales, but selling of the greenback …
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Sri Lanka rupee down on importer dollar demand
Oct 24, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Monday due to dollar demand by importers, but moral suasion by the central bank discouraged …
Sri Lankan rupee steady; importer demand offsets exporter dollar sales
Oct 21, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee was trading steady on Friday, with dollar demand by importers offsetting conversions of the U.S. currency by …
Sri Lankan rupee steady for third session; stocks down
Oct 17, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee was steady for a third straight session on Monday as dollar demand from importers offset exporter sales of the …
Sri Lankan rupee steady; importer dollar demand offsets exporter sales
Oct 14, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded steady on Friday for a second straight session as dollar demand from importers offset exporter sales of …
Sri Lankan rupee steady; exporter dollar sales offset bank buying
Oct 13, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded steady on Thursday as two state banks bought dollars sold by exporters, in the absence of any …
Sri Lankan rupee edges up on exporter dollar sales; shares down
Oct 12, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged up on Wednesday as dollar selling by exporters outpaced importer demand for the greenback ahead of the …
Sri Lankan rupee edges up on dollar selling by exporters
Oct 11, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged up on Tuesday, recovering after three straight sessions of losses on dollar selling by exporters, with …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says leaked report on Perpetual not final
Oct 10, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on Monday said a complaint has been made to law enforcement authorities to inquire into the unauthorized …
Sri Lankan rupee down on seasonal imports; seen under pressure
Oct 10, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee fell on Monday due to seasonal importer dollar demand ahead of the festive season in December, dealers said. …
Sri Lanka foreign reserves drops USD154mn in Sept: Central Bank
Oct 08, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s official reserves dropped 153.8 million US dollars to 6.5 billion dollars in September, down from 6.6 billion dollars at …
Sri Lankan rupee falls slightly on importer dollar demand
Oct 06, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Thursday due to importer dollar demand in the absence of central bank intervention, and the …
Sri Lankan rupee edges down on importer dollar demand
Oct 05, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Wednesday on mild importer dollar demand amid market expectation that the currency will remain …
No 100 percent tax waivers given to Beer Company: Finance Ministry
Oct 04, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry says there is no truth that a beer manufacturing company has been given concessions for imports which …
Sri Lankan shares hit 5-week high; rupee edges up
Oct 03, 2016 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares edged up on Monday, hitting their highest in five weeks, led by blue chips as hopes of some improvement in …
Sri Lankan rupee edges up as tight liquidity prompts dollar sales
Sept 30, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded slightly firmer on Friday, after four straight sessions of losses, as tight rupee liquidity triggered …
Sri Lankan rupee edge down ahead of bond auction
Sept 29, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Thursday ahead of a bond auction as investors bought the local currency to buy bonds, and as …
Sri Lankan rupee weaker on importer dollar demand
Sept 27, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded weaker on Tuesday as seasonal demand for dollar from importers exceeded sales by exporters and banks, …
POLL: CB to stand pat this wk, assessing impact of previous hikes
Sept 26, 2016 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank is expected to keep its key interest rates steady on Wednesday, after cutting three times since …
Sri Lankan rupee down on importer dollar demand; forwards active
Sept 21, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee fell on Wednesday on importer dollar demand, while currency forwards were actively traded in the absence of …