Growth & Inflation
- Real GDP growth: 5.1% (Q1 2026)
- NCPI (July): 7.2% y-o-y
- CCPI (August): 8.0% y-o-y
Currency
- USD/LKR spot: 328.75
- USD TT buying/selling: 324.12 / 333.14
- Rate has flattened since mid-August after summer highs near 336–340
Money Market
- Policy rate (OPR): 8.75% | SRR: 2.00%
- Weekly AWPR: 10.92%
- Overnight liquidity fell: Rs. 158.14bn → Rs. 116.19bn
- AWCMR/AWRR ticked up slightly to 8.87% / 8.96%
- T-bill yields eased: 91-day 9.03%→8.92%, 182-day 9.24%→9.06%
Equities
- ASPI: 21,357.74 | S&P SL20: 6,003.92
- Turnover: Rs. 1,450.94mn | Market cap: Rs. 7,748.03bn
- PE ratio: 11.34
- Foreign investors net buyers (Rs. 32.15mn purchases vs Rs. 16.02mn sales)
Energy
- Fuel prices unchanged: Petrol Rs. 399, Diesel Rs. 382, Kerosene Rs. 285
- Total generation: 59.64 GWh | Peak demand: 2,960.10 MW
- Mix: Hydro 30.8%, Thermal oil 22.9%, Thermal coal 19.8%, Solar 20.7%, Wind 5.5%, Biomass 0.3%
- Crude: Brent $107.99, WTI $102.72; Diesel-petrol crack spread still wide ($169.42 vs $131.00)
Bottom line
- Signals consolidation, not volatility — stable currency, easing short rates, contained inflation, steady equities.
