USD / LKR
Fresh341.04LKR
Buy 331.79 / Sell 341.04
Economic Pulse
Exchange rates, fuel prices, and macro indicators.
CBSL T-bill / WAYR
Latest auction yields — stale-OK seed until live PDF ingest.
- WAYR
- 8.72%
- 91-day T-bill
- 8.45%
- 182-day T-bill
- 8.61%
- 364-day T-bill
- 8.88%
As of 7/10/2026 · Seed snapshot — not a live CBSL scrape
Digital payments pulse
CEFTS / JustPay / LANKAQR from CBSL Payments Bulletin — Fourth Quarter 2025.
- CEFTS volume (quarter)
- 71.4M txns
- Rs. 6,417 bn value
- JustPay volume (quarter)
- 7.27M txns
- Rs. 38 bn value
- LANKAQR domestic volume
- 266k txns
- Rs. 1.33 bn value
- LANKAQR merchants (end period)
- 460,990
- Registered stickers — not active monthly usage
Bulletin published 5/21/2026 · period 2025-Q4 · Quarterly seed — not a live scrape · PDF extract only. Prefer CBSL tables over LankaPay marketing counters. Not a payment-rails dashboard.
Macro observations
Inflation and reserves strip — seed until live CBSL observations land.
- CCPI Inflation (YoY)
- 0.5%
- June 2025
- Gross Official Reserves
- 6.1USD bn
- May 2025
As of 6/30/2025 · Seed · Cron persists these into observations when the database is configured.
CBSL policy rates
Overnight Policy Rate with SDFR/SLFR corridor — not bank deposit quotes.
- OPR
- 8.75%
- Live board
- SDFR
- 8.25%
- Corridor (seed tip)
- SLFR
- 9.25%
- Corridor (seed tip)
- SRR
- 2.00%
As of 7/22/2026 · Policy tip 5/26/2026 · Corridor from policy Excel tip · Since 27 Nov 2024 CBSL sets a single OPR; SDFR/SLFR are a published corridor only. Not deposit or lending advice.
Live indicators
Petrol 92
Down414.00LKR/L
Auto Diesel
Down382.00LKR/L
CBSL gold
Daily gold price
1,387,360LKR
Per troy ounce
As of 7/22/2026
Household LPG
Cylinder prices
Colombo 12.5 kg refill reference — filter other districts below
+ 24 other districts with 12.5 kg prices
LAUGFS
Colombo · 12.5 kg refill
4,965LKR
Household energy at a glance
Fuel, Colombo LPG 12.5 kg, and an indicative electricity bill teaser.
Fuel (latest)
- Down
Petrol 92
414.00 LKR/L
- Down
Auto Diesel
382.00 LKR/L
LPG Colombo 12.5 kg
FreshLAUGFS
Colombo · 12.5 kg refill
4,965 LKR
Electricity estimate
Indicative domestic bill at 90 kWh/month from PUCSL slabs.
1,720LKR / 90 kWh
Open full tariff calculator →Demand management clusters
CEB Care load-shed groups A–Y — cluster and customer counts.
25 groups · 367 clusters · ~7.7M customers
A
352k
B
292k
C
356k
D
356k
E
339k
F
335k
G
212k
H
241k
I
331k
J
242k
K
313k
L
250k
M
234k
N
184k
O
276k
P
416k
Q
290k
R
264k
S
324k
T
251k
U
501k
V
353k
W
381k
X
370k
Y
288k
Macro snapshot
Static seed from CBSL public figures · Central Bank of Sri Lanka
CCPI Inflation (YoY)
Stale0.5%
June 2025
Real GDP Growth
Stale5.0%
2024
Gross Official Reserves
Stale6.1USD bn
May 2025
USD/LKR (30-day trend)
341.04 LKR
Within recent MAD band
↑ +0.06 over 6 days
CBSL indicative buy/sell band
Buy
331.79 LKR
Sell
341.04 LKR
2026-07-15 → 2026-07-22 · 2025-06-30 · 2026-07-22
Fuel prices (90-day trend)
Petrol 92
414 LKR/L
↑ +70 since 2024-08-15
Auto Diesel
382 LKR/L
↑ +65 since 2024-08-15
Petrol 92 (solid)Auto Diesel (dashed)
CPC revision steps
Official petrol 92 and auto diesel price changes from the Octane partner API.
Auto Diesel
Effective: 2026-06-30 · from 407 → to 382 LKR/L
↓ -25 (↓ -6.1%)
Petrol 92
Effective: 2026-06-30 · from 434 → to 414 LKR/L
↓ -20 (↓ -4.6%)
Petrol 92
Effective: 2026-05-31 · from 410 → to 434 LKR/L
↑ +24 (↑ +5.9%)
Auto Diesel
Effective: 2026-05-31 · from 392 → to 407 LKR/L
↑ +15 (↑ +3.8%)
Auto Diesel
Effective: 2026-05-03 · from 382 → to 392 LKR/L
↑ +10 (↑ +2.6%)
Petrol 92
Effective: 2026-05-03 · from 398 → to 410 LKR/L
↑ +12 (↑ +3.0%)
Auto Diesel
Effective: 2026-03-22 · from 303 → to 382 LKR/L
↑ +79 (↑ +26.1%)
Petrol 92
Effective: 2026-03-22 · from 317 → to 398 LKR/L
↑ +81 (↑ +25.6%)
Regional pump compare
Sri Lanka petrol 92 vs curated South/Southeast Asia retail peers (USD/L).
Peer seed as of 2026-07-01
- Pakistan · Seed · Karachi retail (seed)
- Bangladesh · Seed · Dhaka retail (seed)
- India · Seed · Metro retail average (seed)
- Sri Lanka · Live · Octane CPC petrol 92 ÷ CBSL USD/LKR
- Thailand · Seed · Bangkok retail (seed)
Methodology: Lankawa regional pump seed · Indicative retail petrol pump prices for regional context only. Sri Lanka row is derived from Octane CPC petrol 92 when live; peers are a curated seed snapshot, not a live global API. Not an official government series.
Foreign debt composition
StaleCommercial vs concessionary share of external debt — a Lankawa pulse normalized from public CBSL tables (via Watchdog databank discovery).
Latest share
53.8%
Commercial loans
Latest share
46.2%
Concessionary loans
Commercial share change
+51.3pp
2004→2020 Commercial loans
— Commercial loans- - Concessionary loans
Household numbers
Official inflation, domestic electricity tariffs, and NWSDB water bill bands — kitchen-table utility numbers.
NCPI inflation
StaleNational Consumer Price Index from the Department of Census and Statistics — monthly official series, not Lankawa COL.
Period: March 2026 · 2021=100
Year-on-year
2.4%
Month-on-month
+0.7%
Index level
210.9
- Core YoY
- 2.7%
- Food YoY
- 0.7%
- Non-food YoY
- 3.8%
Electricity tariff (domestic)
StalePUCSL-approved residential energy and fixed charges by consumption block.
Effective from: 2025-06-12 · Domestic (residential)
| Block | LKR/kWh | Fixed LKR/mo |
|---|---|---|
| 0–30 kWh | 4.5 | 80 |
| 31–60 kWh | 8 | 210 |
| Block | LKR/kWh | Fixed LKR/mo |
|---|---|---|
| 0–60 kWh | 12.75 | — |
| 61–90 kWh | 18.5 | 400 |
| 91–120 kWh | 24 | 1,000 |
| 121–180 kWh | 41 | 1,500 |
| 181+ kWh | 61 | 2,100 |
Indicative bill estimate
- Energy charge
- 1,320 LKR
- Fixed charge
- 400 LKR
- Indicative total
- 1,720 LKR
Water bill (NWSDB domestic)
StaleGazette water tariff slabs for domestic and Samurdhi/tenement connections — indicative monthly estimate with VAT.
Effective from: 2023-08-01 · Domestic water supply
| Block | LKR/m³ | Service LKR/mo |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5 m³ | 60 | 300 |
| 6–10 m³ | 80 | 300 |
| 11–15 m³ | 100 | 300 |
| 16–20 m³ | 110 | 400 |
| 21–25 m³ | 130 | 500 |
| 26–30 m³ | 160 | 600 |
| 31–40 m³ | 180 | 1,500 |
| 41–50 m³ | 210 | 3,000 |
| 51–75 m³ | 240 | 3,500 |
| 76–100 m³ | 270 | 4,000 |
| 101+ m³ | 300 | 4,500 |
| Block | LKR/m³ | Service LKR/mo |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5 m³ | 5 | 100 |
| 6–10 m³ | 10 | 100 |
| 11–15 m³ | 15 | 100 |
| 16–20 m³ | 40 | 100 |
| 21–25 m³ | 58 | 100 |
| 26–30 m³ | 88 | 200 |
| 31–40 m³ | 105 | 400 |
| 41–50 m³ | 120 | 650 |
| 51–75 m³ | 130 | 1,000 |
| 76+ m³ | 140 | 1,600 |
Indicative domestic bill estimate
- Usage charge
- 1,750 LKR
- Service charge
- 400 LKR
- VAT (18%)
- 387 LKR
- Indicative total
- 2,537 LKR
Estimate from gazette seed slabs · Live BillCalculator totals match seed for these units
Generation mix
Indicative hydro / thermal / renewable shares under the tariff card.
- Hydro
- 38%
- Thermal
- 42%
- Other renewables
- 15%
- Other / imports
- 5%
Hydro share (recent months) · lead Thermal
As of 2025-06-01 · Not a live SCADA feed — verify against the latest PUCSL/CEB digest.
Household EMI (Singer)
Multi-bank installments on a featured Singer appliance sample — not supermarket card days.
Sample: Sample appliance (Singer storefront SKU 7884) · Rs. 53,699
Sampath Bank
6/12/20/24 months
from Rs. 1,350/mo
Com Bank
6/12/18/24/36 months
from Rs. 900/mo
DFCC
12 monthscall-and-convert
from Rs. 2,700/mo
Peoples Bank
3/6/12/18/24/30/36 monthscall-and-convert
from Rs. 900/mo
Seylan Bank
24 monthscall-and-convert
from Rs. 1,350/mo
HNB
3/6/12/24 monthscall-and-convert
from Rs. 1,350/mo
NDB
6/12/20/24 monthscall-and-convert
MintPay
6/12/20/24 months
Bank TT remittance board
Indicative USD→LKR telegraphic-transfer style bands from major banks — compare beside the CBSL calculator.
9 live · 0 seed
As of 2026-07-22
Live
Bank FD rates
Indicative LKR fixed-deposit maturity rates at common tenors — compare public bank quotes.
Interest at maturity · 4 live · 0 seed
As of 2026-07-22
Live
Remittance calculator
Convert using the latest CBSL USD/LKR buy and sell rates shown above — not the bank TT board.
CBSL as of 2026-07-22
CBSL live band
CBSL sell rate
341.04 LKR
Indicative LKR
34,104.42 LKR
CBSL buy rate
331.79 LKR
Indicative USD
90.42 USD
Indicative CBSL exchange rates only. These are not remittance corridor quotes, bank fees, transfer fees, or guaranteed settlement rates.
Today's supermarket card days
Public bank card discounts at major supermarket chains — filtered for today.
15 live · 0 seed
Live
Colombo Stock Exchange
ASPI, S&P SL20, sectors, most active, and foreign participation from the public CSE board · Colombo Stock Exchange
Market status: Market Closed
ASPI
21,149.56
↑ +3.83 (+0.02%)
Session high / low: 21,247.16 / 21,145.73
S&P SL20
5,932.62
↓ -12.39 (-0.21%)
Session high / low: 5,973.92 / 5,935.87
Trades
14,491
Share volume: 91,111,682
Turnover: 3,531,113,183 LKR
Sectors
Real Estate Management&Development
RE
PER 9.6 · PBV 1.2 · DY 1.7% · 16/19
3,365.7
↑ +34.34 (+1.03%)
Banks
BNK
PER 5.2 · PBV 0.8 · DY 4.2% · 17/17
1,693.35
↑ +6.09 (+0.36%)
Diversified Financials
DF
PER 7.7 · PBV 0.9 · DY 2.4% · 42/47
3,501.86
↑ +8.81 (+0.25%)
Capital Goods
CG
PER 19.9 · PBV 1.1 · DY 2.3% · 30/30
2,263.76
↓ -4.58 (-0.20%)
Telecommunication Services
TEL
PER 15.2 · PBV 2.8 · DY 1.7% · 2/2
3,462.21
↓ -12.42 (-0.36%)
Materials
MAT
PER 11.7 · PBV 1.7 · DY 3.4% · 23/24
2,997.97
↓ -3.48 (-0.12%)
Most active
SAMP.N0000
605,850 sh
82,985,574 LKR
JKH.N0000
2,513,517 sh
49,332,232 LKR
HNBF.N0000
2,451,423 sh
20,564,094 LKR
NTB.N0000
525,331 sh
160,225,516 LKR
DIAL.N0000
2,967,348 sh
130,029,442 LKR
CBNK.N0000
2,099,607 sh
16,267,567 LKR
Foreign vs domestic
- Domestic trades
- 14,177
- Foreign trades
- 547
- Foreign purchase
- 82,253,328
- Foreign sales
- 322,946,464
Session movers
Top gainers and losers from the public CSE board — ticker, last, and % change.
Top gainers
Top losers
Prefers dedicated topGainers / topLooses; falls back to tradeSummary sort, then seed. Not investment advice.
CSE notices
Halt banners and recent approved disclosures from the public CSE board.
The Opening Market Auction Call has been further extended to restore the active accounts which were suspended. Trading will commence at 11…
7/18/2026, 9:30:00 AM
Opening Market Auction Call has been further extended.
7/18/2026, 9:30:00 AM
The CSE Mobile App and associated services including CDS Account Opening/CDS E-Connect and MyCSE portal on the CSE Website will be unavaila…
7/18/2026, 9:30:00 AM
Market Halt 03rd March 2026
7/18/2026, 9:30:00 AM
Based on the request made by industry participants and to ensure a fair and orderly market the CSE in consultation with the Securities and…
7/18/2026, 9:30:00 AM
Public Notice - Scam Alert (BoMate App)
7/18/2026, 9:30:00 AM
Live when GET /notifications or approvedAnnouncement responds; otherwise a short seed strip. Not investment advice.
Markets in the press
Headlines from Lanka Business Online and Ada Derana Biz RSS.
No market press headlines available right now.
Aggregated from public RSS — not Lankawa analysis.