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REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker for the fourth consecutive session yesterday as banks bought dollars on behalf of state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corp, which stocked up crude ahead of an expected fuel price hike, dealers said. The spot rupee ended at 153.72/80 per dollar, weaker from Wednesday’s close of 153.50/60.
“The demand was there throughout the day. State banks were buying dollars mainly for oil imports,” said a currency dealer who requested anonymity. “As the fuel price is expected to rise soon, there is a dollar demand for oil imports. We also saw some demand from construction-related imports,” he added.
Crude prices are expected to rise in the country after private fuel retailer Lanka IOC informed local media it is likely to increase rates as they have been selling at a loss.
The rupee has been under pressure since January after the Central Bank stopped defending the currency and started buying the dollar to build the country’s depleted foreign currency reserves.
The island nation saw Rs.20.2 billion (US$131.42 million) of net inflows into equities this year as of yesterday’s close, and Rs.31.1 billion worth inflows into government securities as of Oct. 4, official data showed.
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