Sri Lanka rupee up

09 May, 2019

Sri Lankan rupee closed firmer for the second straight session on Wednesday on dollar selling by banks. The rupee strengthened 1.1 percent on Wednesday to close at 175.00/50 per dollar, compared with Monday's close of 176.90/177.10, market sources said. Sri Lankan shares extended falls into a fifth session on Wednesday and closed at their lowest levels in six-and-a-half years on shattered investor confidence following the Easter Sunday bombings.
The benchmark stock index ended 0.18 percent weaker on Wednesday at 5,372.97, its lowest close since Dec. 5, 2012.

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