Sri Lanka rupee hits fresh low of 164.80 per dollar – market sources
Posted by Editor on September 17, 2018 - 2:21 pm
The Sri Lankan rupee fell 0.7 percent and touched a fresh low of 164.80 per dollar on Monday, due to higher dollar demand from importers amid reluctant greenback sales by the exporters, market sources said.
The local currency hit a fresh low for the fourth straight session. It closed at 163.60/70 per dollar on Friday.
The rupee is down 1.5 percent this month and 6.8 percent so far this year.
(Reuters)
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Sri Lanka will be ruined.
Please minimize the import thins specially food items which we can cultivate in sri lanka and unnecessary luxury items…
Innocent peoples suffering without foods