Foreign investors buy over US$4mn worth of Sri Lanka rupee bonds last week

Foreign investors buy over US$4mn worth of Sri Lanka rupee bonds last week

ECONOMYNEXT – Foreign investors bought a net 1,350 million rupees (US$4.1 million) worth of Sri Lanka rupee bonds in the week ended on August 14, Central Bank data showed, amid a firmer rupee currency. The latest buying boosted the foreign buying in the government securities to 72.9 billion (US$220.8 million) in the nine straight weeks since June 19. The inflows boosted foreign holding to 194.2 billion rupees, the highest figure the Central Bank…