LKR black market rate on Jun 23, 2026: 342.25 per USD
On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 342.25 LKR on Sri Lanka's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 334.17 LKR, reached a high of 346.63 and a low of 334.17, a trading range of 12.45 LKR (3.73%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 343.5 LKR and the average price received when selling dollars was 346.28 LKR. Over the session the Sri Lankan Rupee weakened against the dollar (+2.42% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jun 23, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sri Lanka on this date was 334.07 LKR per USD. The parallel-market close of 342.25 LKR therefore implied a premium of +2.45% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Jun 23, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jun 22, 2026, close 334.17 LKR), the rate moved +2.42%.
One week earlier (Jun 16, 2026) the close was 325.65 LKR, so the weekly change was +5.10%.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Sri Lanka's USD/LKR parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Jun 23, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Sri Lankan Rupee black market rate on Jun 23, 2026?
- The USD to LKR parallel market rate closed at approximately 342.25 LKR per US dollar on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, after trading between 334.17 and 346.63 LKR.
- How much did the LKR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 334.17 to a close of 342.25 LKR, the parallel rate moved +2.42% on Jun 23, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LKR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 334.07 LKR per USD versus a parallel close of 342.25 LKR, a premium of +2.45%.
- Was the LKR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 334.17 LKR on Jun 22, 2026, a change of +2.42%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Sri Lanka in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Sri Lankan Rupee history or today's live rate.