The Sri Lankan rupee hit a new low of 156.10 per dollar on Wednesday as importer dollar demand outweighed mild selling of the greenback by exporters, dealers said. The rupee touched an intraday low of 156.10 per dollar, surpassing the all-time low hit on February 14, before closing at 156.05/15, compared with Wednesday's close of 155.85/95.
"Demand pressure is there with seasonal imports," said a currency dealer. "Today there was import demand from state banks and also from foreign banks and the exporter (dollar) conversion was very thin."
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