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Sri Lanka's central bank

Sri Lanka central bank holds policy rate unchanged

Published 25 Mar, 2026 12:02pm

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) maintained the overnight policy rate at 7.75%

Sri Lanka central bank holds interest rate steady ahead of budget, IMF review

Published 26 Nov, 2025 08:45am

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) held the overnight policy rate at 7.75%

Sri Lanka central bank holds key policy rate steady as budget looms

Published 29 Jan, 2025 08:31am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank held its overnight policy rate steady on Wednesday to underpin a stronger economic...

Sri Lanka cuts rates to help fuel economic recovery

Published 24 Jul, 2024 10:14am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday in a surprise decision aimed at...

Sri Lanka central bank keeps policy rates unchanged to tame inflation

Published 23 Jan, 2024 10:26am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank kept interest rates steady on Tuesday, in line with market expectations, forgoing...

Sri Lanka showing signs of recovery but challenges remain, says IMF

Updated 19 Jan, 2024 10:05pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s swift completion of final agreements with official lenders and reaching resolution with...

Sri Lanka central bank to consider a single policy rate mechanism

Published 10 Jan, 2024 11:34am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank is considering moving towards a single policy rate mechanism to ensure better...

Sri Lanka cuts rates to boost growth, signals pause in further easing

Published 24 Nov, 2023 09:37am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank lowered interest rates on Friday in an unexpected move to boost growth but...

Sri Lanka central bank tightens trade rules to improve forex reserves

Published 12 Mar, 2022 10:03am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on Saturday tightened restrictions on exporters requiring them to repatriate...

Sri Lankan currency reserves dipped 2% by end-February to $2.31bn

Published 10 Mar, 2022 09:45am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank said currency reserves dropped to $2.31 billion by the end of February, even as...

Sri Lanka hikes rates, urges govt on economic crisis

Published 04 Mar, 2022 09:47am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's central bank hiked interest rates one percentage point on Friday and urged the government to...

Sri Lanka's Dec 2021 trade deficit widens as imports spike

Published 11 Feb, 2022 05:28pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Central Bank on Friday said the country's trade deficit in December 2021 had widened to $1.09...

Sri Lanka tightens foreign currency outflows

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's central bank on Sunday further tightened controls on the outflow of foreign currency to combat ...

Sri Lanka central bank leaves rates pat to ensure sustained recovery

Published 08 Apr, 2021 12:18pm

CBSL said the country's trade deficit is expected to continue to narrow as spending on imports falls. It said workers' remittances should continue to see healthy growth in 2021.

Sri Lankan shares fall with world markets; cenbank holds rates

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:51pm

The benchmark stock index dropped 2.7% to 7,002.04, its lowest since Jan. 6. With Thursday's fourth straight of losses, the index is now well below a record high of 9,025 hit in late January, and is just up around 3% for the year.
The MSCI's ex-Japan Asian-Pacific shares lost 1.8% and other stock markets dipped after 10-year US Treasury yield, the benchmark for global borrowing costs, rose past 1.45% on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka central bank says controlling foreign debt will 'no doubt' require some austerity

Published 24 Feb, 2021 02:17pm

Reports the country will default on its debt were "politically and ideologically motivated", he said, adding the country was committed to honouring its foreign debt obligations.

Sri Lanka central bank stands pat, stresses on lower lending rates

Published 19 Jan, 2021 10:40am

"Inflation could briefly accelerate over the medium term," CBSL said on account of the improvement in demand on back of policy stimuli but said it broadly expects it to remain in the 4-6% target range.

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 22	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 22	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 23	161.62
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 23	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 23	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 23	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 22	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 22	7,472.79
Nasdaq / Jun 22	26,166.60
Dow Jones / Jun 22	51,712.71
India Sensex / Jun 23	77,126.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 23	71,682.16
Hang Seng / Jun 23	23,705.66
FTSE 100 / Jun 23	10,371.04
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 23	24,854.19
France CAC40 / Jun 23	8,319.74

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 22	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 22	378,345
Petrol/Litre / Jun 23	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 23	73.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 23	4,122.19
Diesel/Litre / Jun 23	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 23	78.19

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 23 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 23 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	228.84 ▲ 20.8 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	19.69 ▲ 1.79 (10%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 23 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.75 ▲ 2.25 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	30.47 ▲ 2.77 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 23 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	193.45 ▲ 17.59 (10%)
Mitchells Fruit / Jun 23 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	188.94 ▲ 17.18 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jun 23 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	73.59 ▲ 6.69 (10%)
Shadab Textile / Jun 23 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	61.83 ▲ 5.62 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jun 23 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	101.17 ▲ 9.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Agritech Non-voting / Jun 23 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	36.02 ▼ -3.98 (-9.95%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 23 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.20 ▼ -0.73 (-9.21%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jun 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	30.74 ▼ -2.93 (-8.7%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jun 23 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	62.01 ▼ -5.79 (-8.54%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	20.35 ▼ -1.62 (-7.37%)
Quice Food / Jun 23 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	34.78 ▼ -2.68 (-7.15%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 23 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	24.12 ▼ -1.78 (-6.87%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 23 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	138.11 ▼ -10.14 (-6.84%)
Din Tex. / Jun 23 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	80.89 ▼ -5.92 (-6.82%)
East West Ins. / Jun 23 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	45.50 ▼ -3.04 (-6.26%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	63,830,312 ▲ 0.19
Sui South Gas / Jun 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	24,022,374 ▲ 0.74
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 23 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,735,648 ▼ -0.31
Oilboy Energy / Jun 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	13,519,059 ▼ -1.62
TPL Properties / Jun 23 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13,417,706 ▼ -0.1
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 23 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	9,811,063 ▲ 1.3
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 23 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	9,150,941 ▼ -0.14
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 23 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	8,993,307 ▲ 0.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,346,419 ▲ 0.01
Sui North Gas / Jun 23 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	7,817,249 ▲ 2.38

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