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Sri Lanka's central bank

Sri Lanka's central bank likely to hold rates to control inflation

Published 20 Jul, 2026 04:55pm

The CBSL sets an inflation target of 5% for this year

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 / Aug 10	277.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 10	277.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	159.15
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 10	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 10	7,753.11
India Sensex / Aug 10	78,542.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,970.22
Nasdaq / Aug 10	26,605.36
Hang Seng / Aug 10	25,937.49
FTSE 100 / Aug 10	10,862.50
Dow Jones / Aug 10	53,975.98
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 10	26,323.88
France CAC40 / Aug 10	8,726.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	82.04
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 10	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 10	392,091
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	4,407.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	83.86
Petrol/Litre / Aug 11	327.62
Diesel/Litre / Aug 11	380.86

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sindh Modaraba / Aug 10 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 10 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	21.08 ▲ 1.92 (10.02%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 10 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	37.05 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	58.05 ▲ 5.28 (10.01%)
Berger Paints / Aug 10 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	121.34 ▲ 11.03 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 10 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	67.99 ▲ 6.18 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 10 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	252.47 ▲ 22.95 (10%)
Data Agro / Aug 10 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	87.25 ▲ 7.93 (10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 10 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	51.03 ▲ 4.64 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Aug 10 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	126.41 ▲ 11.49 (10%)

Stock	Price
Suhail Jute / Aug 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	243.21 ▼ -27.02 (-10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Aug 10 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	170.58 ▼ -16.5 (-8.82%)
Blessed Tex. / Aug 10 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	918.86 ▼ -80.14 (-8.02%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	16.19 ▼ -1.37 (-7.8%)
Apna Microfin. / Aug 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	22.27 ▼ -1.62 (-6.78%)
Ellcot Spinning / Aug 10 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	145.04 ▼ -8.46 (-5.51%)
Hub Power Co. / Aug 10 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	213.42 ▼ -12.22 (-5.42%)
Grays Leasing / Aug 10 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	21.13 ▼ -1.1 (-4.95%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Aug 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	27.64 ▼ -1.39 (-4.79%)
Paramount Spinning / Aug 10 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.70 ▼ -0.53 (-4.72%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	173,553,167 ▲ 1.19
B.O.Punjab / Aug 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	61,614,086 ▼ -1.18
TPL Properties / Aug 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	50,020,840 ▲ 0.7
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 10 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	42,104,586 ▲ 0.53
Pak Refinery / Aug 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,772,417 ▲ 6.36
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,263,106 ▲ 0
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 10 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	31,810,250 ▲ 1.94
Hub Power Co. / Aug 10 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	30,960,851 ▼ -12.22
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	26,693,065 ▼ -0.07
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	24,143,152 ▲ 0.91

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