Dollar rate today: Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates slightly against USD

EconomyNext reported that the rupee traded at 332.11/20 per US dollar in the spot market on Thursday, October 22, compared with 331.90/332.05 on Wednesday. EconomyNext attributed the market figures to dealers.

EconomyNext reported a Wednesday quote of 331.87/95, following Tuesday’s close at 331.60/70. EconomyNext described Tuesday’s rate as unchanged, then reported the Wednesday and Thursday quotes at progressively weaker levels.

EconomyNext reported that Thursday’s yields stood at 11.05/15 percent for bonds due September 15, 2029, and 11.50/60 percent for those due August 1, 2030, unchanged from the previous quotes. EconomyNext said the December 1, 2031 bond was lower at 11.73/78 percent, while the January 15, 2033 and October 15, 2034 bonds were higher at 12.15/22 percent and 12.35/45 percent, respectively.

Newswire reported that the rupee weakened against the US dollar on October 20 and 21; its October 21 report also described movements across commercial banks. The supplied Newswire text did not include exchange-rate figures. EconomyNext reported that a 100-billion-rupee Treasury-bill auction was under way on Wednesday. EconomyNext also gave Wednesday telegraphic-transfer rates of 327.30 buying and 336.30 selling for the dollar, 364.9383 and 378.7191 for the euro, and 436.7252 and 450.8336 for the pound. EconomyNext reported the All Share Price Index rose 0.01 percent, or 2.88 points, to 19,986, while the S&P SL20 gained 0.24 percent, or 13.55 points, to 5,695.

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