Overview

Sri Lanka's economy at a glance, from the Central Bank's Daily Economic Indicators bulletin of 5 Nov 2026.

Changes shown vs

USD / LKR spot rate

Rs332.64Rs per USD

+0.04 (+0.01%)4 Nov, vs 3 Nov

Inflation (CCPI, year on year)

8.3%Colombo CPI

+0.30 ptOct, vs Sep

Policy rate (OPR)

8.75%policy rate

unchanged4 Nov, vs 3 Nov

ASPI

20,541.12index pts

+421.48 (+2.09%)4 Nov, vs 3 Nov

Interest rates

All rates

Policy rate (OPR)

unchanged

8.75%

Statutory reserve ratio

unchanged

2.0%

Prime lending rate (AWPR)weekly

unchanged

11.23%

Call money rate (AWCMR)overnight, unsecured

unchanged

9.04%

Repo rate (AWRR)overnight, secured

+0.01 pt

9.12%

T-bill yield curve

PrimarySecondary

Exchange rates

All currencies

Indicative spot, Rs per USD

332.64+0.04 (+0.01%)

USD selling

Currency	Bank buys	Bank sells	Spread
USDUS dollar	328.19	337.14	8.95
EUREuro	367.69	380.62	12.92
GBPPound sterling	440.64	455.20	14.56
JPYJapanese yen	2.0742	2.1484	0.0742

Average of commercial banks' telegraphic transfer rates. Spread = selling − buying.

Colombo Stock Exchange

Market data

ASPI20,541.12+421.48 (+2.09%)

S&P SL205,835.09+112.52 (+1.97%)

Daily turnover

+2.34 bn (+153.58%)

Rs3.87

Market capitalisation

+156.29 bn (+2.16%)

Rs7.40

Market P/E

+0.22 (+2.13%)

10.57×

Foreign purchases

Rs22.3

Foreign sales

Rs158.8

Net foreign flow

net sellers−136.5Rs mn

Money & liquidity

Monetary data

Currency in circulationnotes and coins

−2.20 bn (−0.14%)

Rs1.61

Reserve moneymonetary base

+2.84 bn (+0.15%)

Rs1.93

Overnight liquiditysurplus in the system

−11.95 bn (−8.62%)

Rs126.73

Overnight liquidity, last 30 bulletins

Fuel & crude

Energy data

Petrol 92

Rs424/ litre

unchanged

Auto diesel

Rs397/ litre

unchanged

Kerosene

Rs285/ litre

unchanged

Crude oil, USD per barrel

Brent

−9.31 (−9.00%)

$94.08

/ bbl

WTI

−8.24 (−8.62%)

$87.38

/ bbl

OPEC basket

−3.64 (−3.52%)

$99.89

/ bbl

Electricity

Generation data

Generated

59.3GWh

+3.55 (+6.37%)

Peak demand

2,889MW

+69.4 (+2.46%)

Generation mix, 4 Nov

Hydro47.7%Coal25.7%Oil4.7%Solar20.9%Wind0.2%Biomass0.8%

Renewable sharehydro, solar, wind and biomass

−2.40 pt69.6%

Food prices

All items and markets

Staples, Pettah retail, 5 Nov · change over 7 days

Samba ricelocal

Rs240/ kg

unchanged

Nadu ricelocal

Rs218/ kg

−2 (−0.91%)

Red dhalimported

Rs255/ kg

unchanged

Coconutper nut

Rs175

unchanged

Big onionlocal

Rs335/ kg

unchanged

Potatolocal

Rs363/ kg

+23 (+6.76%)

Eggs (white)each

Rs35

−1.00 (−2.78%)

White sugar

Rs245/ kg

unchanged

Biggest moves this week

Green chilliwas 300

+300 (+100.00%)

Rs600

/ kg

Carrotwas 350

+250 (+71.43%)

Rs600

/ kg

Brinjalwas 400

+200 (+50.00%)

Rs600

/ kg

Cabbagewas 550

+150 (+27.27%)

Rs700

/ kg

Overview

Sri Lanka's economy at a glance, from the Central Bank's Daily Economic Indicators bulletin of 16 Sep 2026.

Changes shown vs

USD / LKR spot rate

Rs330.18Rs per USD

+1.50 (+0.46%)16 Sep, vs 15 Sep

Inflation (CCPI, year on year)

8.0%Colombo CPI

+0.70 ptAug, vs Jul

Policy rate (OPR)

8.75%policy rate

unchanged16 Sep, vs 15 Sep

ASPI

21,133.41index pts

−180.71 (−0.85%)16 Sep, vs 15 Sep

Interest rates

All rates

Policy rate (OPR)

unchanged

8.75%

Statutory reserve ratio

unchanged

2.0%

Prime lending rate (AWPR)weekly

+0.12 pt

10.73%

Call money rate (AWCMR)overnight, unsecured

+0.02 pt

8.89%

Repo rate (AWRR)overnight, secured

+0.02 pt

8.95%

T-bill yield curve

PrimarySecondary

Exchange rates

All currencies

Indicative spot, Rs per USD

330.18+1.50 (+0.46%)

USD selling

Currency	Bank buys	Bank sells	Spread
USDUS dollar	326.31	335.48	9.17
EUREuro	375.48	388.49	13.01
GBPPound sterling	438.75	453.35	14.60
JPYJapanese yen	2.0952	2.1698	0.0746

Average of commercial banks' telegraphic transfer rates. Spread = selling − buying.

Colombo Stock Exchange

Market data

ASPI21,133.41−180.71 (−0.85%)

S&P SL205,947.29−43.21 (−0.72%)

Daily turnover

−73.5 mn (−4.32%)

Rs1.63

Market capitalisation

−36.00 bn (−0.47%)

Rs7.67

Market P/E

−0.06 (−0.54%)

10.95×

Foreign purchases

Rs48.4

Foreign sales

Rs56.4

Net foreign flow

net sellers−8.0Rs mn

Money & liquidity

Monetary data

Currency in circulationnotes and coins

+5.44 bn (+0.33%)

Rs1.65

Reserve moneymonetary base

+9.11 bn (+0.47%)

Rs1.93

Overnight liquiditysurplus in the system

+15.04 bn (+11.45%)

Rs146.44

Overnight liquidity, last 30 bulletins

Fuel & crude

Energy data

Petrol 92

Rs399/ litre

unchanged

Auto diesel

Rs382/ litre

unchanged

Kerosene

Rs285/ litre

unchanged

Crude oil, USD per barrel

Brent

+1.61 (+1.54%)

$105.82

/ bbl

WTI

+1.17 (+1.16%)

$102.19

/ bbl

OPEC basket

+0.73 (+0.59%)

$124.63

/ bbl

Electricity

Generation data

Generated

54.4GWh

+0.46 (+0.85%)

Peak demand

2,888MW

+85.2 (+3.04%)

Generation mix, 16 Sep

Hydro41.4%Coal21.8%Oil20.4%Solar12%Wind3.6%Biomass0.7%

Renewable sharehydro, solar, wind and biomass

+3.30 pt57.7%

Food prices

All items and markets

Staples, Pettah retail, 16 Sep · change over 7 days

Samba ricelocal

Rs240/ kg

+0.48 (+0.20%)

Nadu ricelocal

Rs218/ kg

−0.48 (−0.22%)

Red dhalimported

Rs253/ kg

+0.48 (+0.19%)

Coconutper nut

Rs160

+0.48 (+0.30%)

Big onionlocal

Rs310/ kg

+1.21 (+0.39%)

Potatolocal

Rs400/ kg

+1.21 (+0.30%)

Eggs (white)each

Rs36

unchanged

White sugar

Rs238/ kg

−0.48 (−0.20%)

Biggest moves this week

Green chilliwas 539.66

+60.34 (+11.18%)

Rs600

/ kg

Pineapplewas 349.14

−24.14 (−6.91%)

Rs325

/ kg

Limewas 851.72

+48.28 (+5.67%)

Rs900

/ kg

Red onion (local)was 421.07

+8.93 (+2.12%)

Rs430

/ kg