Sri Lanka Rupee depreciates drastically against Pound, Euro

September 6, 2021 at 4:25 PM

The Sri Lanka Rupee has depreciated drastically against several foreign currencies as per the daily currency exchange rate issued for today.

The change in the currency has been reported in comparison to last week, the 02nd of September. 

According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the selling rate of the Sterling Pound that was Rs. 298. 69 on Thursday (02) has increased to Rs. 317.47 today. 

The Euro which was sold at Rs. 258.08 last week has increased to Rs. 273.52 this week. 

The Canadian Dollar too has shown a significant increase compared to last week, with the selling rate of Rs. 172.26 jumping to Rs. 183.38.

However, the US Dollar has shown a very minimal change, with the selling rate of Rs. 202.99 reported last week increasing to Rs. 203 today.  

Meanwhile, the Japanese yen crossed the Rs. 02.00 mark for the first time, according to the exchange rates. (NewsWire)