COLOMBO: Sri Lankan rupee forwards ended slightly firmer on Tuesday as dollar sales by exporters and banks outpaced importer dollar demand, dealers said.
The spot currency and three-day forwards, or spot-next, were not traded after the central bank capped the currency at predetermined levels to prevent volatility.
Central bank officials were not available for comment.
Dealers said four-day forwards, or spot-next-next, were actively traded, ending at 131.72/77 per dollar compared to Monday's close of 131.80/90.
"There were exporter (dollar) sales and bank (dollar)selling," a currency dealer said.
Overseas investors bought a net 456.7 million rupees worth of government securities during the week ended Nov. 26. They sold a net 38.6 billion rupees ($294.66 million) in the nine weeks through Nov. 26, data from the central bank showed.
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