LKR black market rate on Jul 9, 2026: 342.88 per USD
On Thursday, July 9, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 342.88 LKR on Sri Lanka's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 327.5 LKR, reached a high of 346.81 and a low of 327.5, a trading range of 19.31 LKR (5.89%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 343.18 LKR and the average price received when selling dollars was 347.22 LKR. Over the session the Sri Lankan Rupee weakened against the dollar (+4.69% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 9, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sri Lanka on this date was 335.23 LKR per USD. The parallel-market close of 342.88 LKR therefore implied a premium of +2.28% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Jul 9, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 8, 2026, close 327.5 LKR), the rate moved +4.69%.
One week earlier (Jul 2, 2026) the close was 337.55 LKR, so the weekly change was +1.58%.
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 Jul 9, 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 Jul 9, 2026?
- The USD to LKR parallel market rate closed at approximately 342.88 LKR per US dollar on Thursday, July 9, 2026, after trading between 327.5 and 346.81 LKR.
- How much did the LKR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 327.5 to a close of 342.88 LKR, the parallel rate moved +4.69% on Jul 9, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LKR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 335.23 LKR per USD versus a parallel close of 342.88 LKR, a premium of +2.28%.
- Was the LKR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 327.5 LKR on Jul 8, 2026, a change of +4.69%.
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.