The US dollar spot rate was recorded at Rs. 318.69 today (April 29, 2026), surpassing the Rs. 318 mark against the Sri Lankan rupee. Accordingly, the buying rate was recorded at Rs. 315.54, while the selling rate stood at Rs. 323.26.
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (28), compared to Monday. 314.99, while the selling rate has also increased from Rs. The Sri Lankan Rupee has also depreciated against a basket of foreign currencies, including Gulf currencies.
Summarised from NewsWire English
Organisations- US Dollar2
- Central The Sri Lankan Rupee
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka
- USD The Sri Lankan Rupee
- US Dollar Spot Rate
- Commercial Bank
- People's Bank
- Sampath Bank
Places- United States2
- Sri Lankan
- Sri Lanka
- Gulf
Keywords- depreciated2
- compared2
- surpassing
- continues
- increases
- surpasses
- recorded
- against
- selling
- buying
Names and places drawn from every article in this story. The number shows how many of them mentioned it.
Share this story
Send the whole picture, not one version of it.
2 newsrooms have reported this story
Full coverage