Category: Forex
Sri Lankan rupee edges down on importer dollar demand
COLOMBO, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded slightly lower on Thursday as importer dollar demand surpassed exporter sales of the U.S. currency, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.82/92 per dollar, compared with Wednesday’s close of 145.70/85. One-week forwards were at 145.98/146.10, compared with the previous close of 145.90/146.05. The spot […]
Sri Lankan rupee weaker on importer dollar demand
Sept 14, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Wednesday as importer dollar demand surpassed mild exporter sales of the U.S. currency, dealers said. At 0608 GMT, the spot rupee was at 145.42/50 per dollar, slightly weaker from Tuesday’s close of 145.38/43. One-week forwards were at 145.65/75, compared with the previous day’s […]
Sri Lankan rupee trades weaker on importer dollar demand; stocks rise
Sept 13, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Tuesday as importer dollar demand surpassed mild selling of the U.S. currency by exporters, dealers said. The spot rupee was trading at 145.40/50 per dollar, down from Friday’s close of 145.25/35 as of 0700 GMT. One-week forwards were at 145.55/65, compared with the […]
Sri Lanka foreign reserves up USD125mn in August: Central Bank
Sept 12, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s official reserves rose 124.7 million US dollars to 6.6 billion dollars in August, up from 6.5 billion dollars end of July, official Central Bank data showed. Foreign currency reserves were 5.6 billion US dollars, and reserves in Gold were 0.94 billion US dollars. Central Bank has purchased 190.8 […]
Sri Lankan rupee weaker on importer demand
Sept 9, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded weaker on Friday as importer dollar demand surpassed inward remittances of the U.S. currency amid a lack of exporter conversions, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.10/15 per dollar at 0721GMT, compared with Thursday’s close of 145.00/15. One-weekforwards were at 145.25/35, compared with the […]
Sri Lankan rupee steady; exporter dlr sales offset importer demand
Sept 8, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded steady on Thursday as mild dollar demand from importers was offset by exporters’ greenback sales, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.40/46 per dollar at 0649 GMT, compared with Wednesday’s close of 145.40/45. One-week rupee forwards were at 145.60/65, compared with the previous day’s close […]
Sri Lankan rupee steady as dollar sales offset importer demand
COLOMBO, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded steady on Wednesday as dollar sales by exporters and banks to convert inward remittances offset the demand from importers for the greenback, dealers said. The spot rupee was flat at 145.43/45 per dollar at 0535 GMT, compared with Tuesday’s close of 145.43/48. One-week rupee forwards […]
Sri Lankan rupee firmer on dollar sales by exporters, banks
COLOMBO, Sept 6 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged up on Tuesday as dollar sales by exporters and banks on behalf of foreign investors to buy government securities helped the currency amid a lack of demand from importers for the greenback, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.43/48 per dollar, slightly firmer compared […]
Sri Lankan rupee edges up as dollar sales surpass importer demand
Sept 05, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee was marginally higher on Monday, supported by exporter dollar sales and on lack of importer demand for the greenback, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.45/50 per dollar at 0553 GMT, slightly firmer from Friday’s close of 145.48/53, while one-week rupee forwards were at 145.60/65, […]
Sri Lankan rupee steady, remittances offset importer dlr demand
Sept 02, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded steady on Friday as dollar sales by banks from inward remittances offset importer dollar demand, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.50/55 per dollar at 0715 GMT, hardly changed from Thursday’s close of 145.50/57, while one-week rupee forwards were at 145.70/75 compared to Thursday’s close […]
Sri Lankan rupee firmer on bank dollar sales; stocks edge up
Sept 01, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded firmer on Thursday as dollar sales by banks on behalf of foreign investors to buy government securities surpassed the importer dollar demand, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.50/57 per dollar at 0455 GMT tad firmer from Wednesday’s close of 145.55/60, while one-week rupee […]
Sri Lankan rupee steady after cbank chief allays fears of upward pressure
COLOMBO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded steady on Wednesday, a day after the country’s Central Bank Governor Indrajith Coomaraswamy said the currency was not under upward pressure as capital inflows had not been of sufficient magnitude to exert such pressure. Dealers said the rupee could appreciate if the central bank does […]