USD / LKR
337.14LKR
Buy 328.04 / Sell 337.14
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.
World Bank macro
WDI GDP growth, CPI, and population for Sri Lanka.
FreshSource
- GDP growth
- 5.0%
- 2025
- Inflation (CPI)
- -4.8%
- 2025
- Population
- 21,756,000
- 2025
Fetched 10/30/2026 · World Bank WDI — not CBSL official; complements seed macro. · Series years 2025
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 10/30/2026 · 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.
Market mid USD/LKR
Community mid rate — CBSL buy/sell remains the official band.
StaleSource
- Market mid
- 332.62LKR
- Vs CBSL sell
- -4.52
As of 10/28/2026 · Unofficial market mid from fawazahmed0 currency-api — not CBSL.
Live indicators
Fresh
Petrol 92
414.00LKR/L
Auto Diesel
382.00LKR/L
CBSL gold
Daily gold price
1,332,002LKR
Per troy ounce
- 22K / pawn (8g)
- 313,820
- 24K / pawn (8g)
- 342,600
- 22K / gram
- 39,230
- 24K / gram
- 42,820
As of 10/30/2026
Pawn/gram figures are derived from CBSL troy oz — shops add margins.
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 →CEB Outage & Load-Shedding Schedule (Groups A–Y)
Live grid breakdown status & rotational load-management schedule windows
Seed fallback — live API unavailableSource
Active Breakdowns
6 Areas
16,200 customers affected
Load-Shedding Coverage
25 Groups (A–Y)
3,600,000 accounts scheduled
As Of Timestamp
8/3/2026, 12:00:00 PM
CEB Care Incognito Portal
Scheduled Rotation Windows for Letter Groups A–Y
A245k cust.
08:00 – 10:30
Colombo North, Kelaniya, Wattala
B210k cust.
10:30 – 13:00
Dehiwala, Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa
C185k cust.
13:00 – 15:30
Kandy City, Peradeniya, Katugastota
D195k cust.
15:30 – 18:00
Galle Fort, Karapitiya, Matara
E220k cust.
18:00 – 20:30
Kurunegala Town, Kuliyapitiya, Wariyapola
F260k cust.
08:00 – 10:30
Gampaha, Negombo, Ja-Ela
G175k cust.
10:30 – 13:00
Kalutara, Panadura, Horana
H160k cust.
13:00 – 15:30
Ratnapura, Balangoda, Eheliyagoda
I140k cust.
15:30 – 18:00
Anuradhapura, Kekirawa, Tambuttegama
J130k cust.
18:00 – 20:30
Jaffna City, Nallur, Chavakachcheri
K115k cust.
08:30 – 11:00
Batticaloa, Kattankudy, Eravur
L105k cust.
11:00 – 13:30
Trincomalee, Town & Gravets, Kinniya
M145k cust.
13:30 – 16:00
Badulla, Bandarawela, Ella
N125k cust.
16:00 – 18:30
Nuwara Eliya, Hatton, Talawakele
O155k cust.
18:30 – 21:00
Kegalle, Mawanella, Rambukkana
P135k cust.
08:30 – 11:00
Matale, Dambulla, Ukuwela
Q110k cust.
11:00 – 13:30
Hambantota, Tangalle, Ambalantota
R95k cust.
13:30 – 16:00
Monaragala, Wellawaya, Bibile
S105k cust.
16:00 – 18:30
Polonnaruwa, Kaduruwela, Hingurakgoda
T85k cust.
18:30 – 21:00
Vavuniya, Cheddikulam, Northern Division
U75k cust.
09:00 – 11:30
Kilinochchi, Paranthan, Pallai
V65k cust.
11:30 – 14:00
Mannar Island, Murunkan, Nanaddan
W55k cust.
14:00 – 16:30
Mullaitivu, Puthukkudiyiruppu, Maritimepattu
X120k cust.
16:30 – 19:00
Ampara, Kalmunai, Sammanthurai
Y190k cust.
19:00 – 21:30
Biyagama, Seethawaka, Avissawella
CEB Care Incognito · Rotational load management scheduleceb_outages_seed →
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 (6-day trend)
337.14 LKR
Within recent MAD band
↑ +0.30 over 6 days
CBSL indicative buy/sell band
Buy
328.04 LKR
Sell
337.14 LKR
2026-10-23 → 2026-10-30
Fuel prices (606-day trend)
Petrol 92
414 LKR/L
↑ +103 since 2024-11-01
Auto Diesel
382 LKR/L
↑ +99 since 2024-11-01
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 prices as of 2026-07-12
World gasoline average 1.67 USD/L · Sri Lanka -11.8% vs world
- Pakistan · Live · Octane live · recorded 2026-07-12
- India · Live · Octane live · recorded 2026-07-12
- Bangladesh · Live · Octane live · recorded 2026-07-12
- Sri Lanka · Live · Octane CPC petrol 92 ÷ CBSL USD/LKR
- Nepal · Live · Octane live · recorded 2026-07-12
Methodology: Octane — world fuel comparison · Sri Lanka = Octane CPC petrol 92 ÷ CBSL USD/LKR. Peers = Octane world comparison, per-country recorded_at shown in the legend.
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.
CCPI inflation (Colombo)
FreshColombo Consumer Price Index mirrored from DCS via sri-lanka-macro-publisher — official CCPI, not NCPI national and not Lankawa COL.
Period: September 2026 · 2021=100 (CCPI Colombo)
Year-on-year
8.0%
Month-on-month
+0.1%
Index level
209.1
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. 2,237/mo
Com Bank
6/12/18/24/36 months
from Rs. 1,492/mo
Peoples Bank
12/24/36/48/60 monthscall-and-convert
from Rs. 895/mo
Seylan Bank
24 monthscall-and-convert
from Rs. 2,237/mo
LOLC Finance
3/6/12/18/24 monthscall-and-convert
from Rs. 2,237/mo
Nation Trust Bank
6/12/24/36 months
from Rs. 1,566/mo
HNB
6/12/20/24 monthscall-and-convert
BOC
6/12/20/24 monthscall-and-convert
NDB
6/12/20/24 monthscall-and-convert
UNION Bank
6/12/20/24 monthscall-and-convert
MintPay
6/12/20/24 months
Koko
6/12/20/24 months
Bank TT remittance board
Indicative USD→LKR telegraphic-transfer style bands from major banks — compare beside the CBSL calculator.
8 live · 1 seed
As of 2026-10-30
Mixed
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 2026-10-30
Live
Remittance calculator
Convert using the latest CBSL USD/LKR buy and sell rates shown above — not the bank TT board.
CBSL as of 2026-10-30
CBSL live band
CBSL sell rate
337.14 LKR
Indicative LKR
33,714.31 LKR
CBSL buy rate
328.04 LKR
Indicative USD
91.45 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.
2 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
20,142.33
↓ -124.82 (-0.62%)
Session high / low: 20,362.46 / 20,142.33
S&P SL20
5,746.4
↓ -27.52 (-0.48%)
Session high / low: 5,807.23 / 5,747.93
Trades
13,882
Share volume: 48,606,110
Turnover: 958,583,337 LKR
Sectors
Banks
BNK
PER 4.8 · PBV 0.8 · DY 4.2% · 17/17
1,666.37
↓ -8.58 (-0.51%)
Diversified Financials
DF
PER 7.1 · PBV 0.7 · DY 3.0% · 41/47
3,040.86
↓ -10.02 (-0.33%)
Capital Goods
CG
PER 16.9 · PBV 1.0 · DY 2.3% · 30/30
2,122.12
↓ -8.61 (-0.40%)
Materials
MAT
PER 10.7 · PBV 1.6 · DY 3.2% · 23/24
2,956.98
↓ -17.90 (-0.60%)
Insurance
INS
PER 7.5 · PBV 1.0 · DY 5.0% · 13/14
2,261.52
↓ -18.23 (-0.80%)
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
FBT
PER 14.3 · PBV 1.9 · DY 4.8% · 47/48
2,218.92
↑ +5.82 (+0.26%)
Most active
SFIN.R0000
2,056,723 sh
3,371,016 LKR
JKH.N0000
1,730,083 sh
31,551,396 LKR
BFL.N0000
144,900 sh
11,664,881 LKR
PAP.N0000
1,309,891 sh
15,542,799 LKR
COMB.N0000
547,722 sh
109,353,850 LKR
SAMP.N0000
84,036 sh
11,943,313 LKR
Foreign vs domestic
- Domestic trades
- 13,841
- Foreign trades
- 279
- Foreign purchase
- 29,718,324
- Foreign sales
- 102,048,712
ASPI · 52-week context
52-week high
23,967.22
52-week low
—
52-week change
-11.81%
YTD change
-10.97%
Previous close
20,267.15
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.