LKR black market rate on Jul 15, 2026: 336.5 per USD
On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 336.5 LKR on Sri Lanka's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 317.5 LKR, reached a high of 345.53 and a low of 317.5, a trading range of 28.02 LKR (8.83%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 341.79 LKR and the average price received when selling dollars was 345.1 LKR. Over the session the Sri Lankan Rupee weakened against the dollar (+5.98% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 15, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sri Lanka on this date was 335.95 LKR per USD. The parallel-market close of 336.5 LKR therefore implied a premium of +0.16% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Jul 15, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 14, 2026, close 317.5 LKR), the rate moved +5.98%.
One week earlier (Jul 8, 2026) the close was 327.5 LKR, so the weekly change was +2.75%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 15, 2026) the close was 318.18 LKR, a +5.76% move over the month.
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 15, 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 15, 2026?
- The USD to LKR parallel market rate closed at approximately 336.5 LKR per US dollar on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, after trading between 317.5 and 345.53 LKR.
- How much did the LKR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 317.5 to a close of 336.5 LKR, the parallel rate moved +5.98% on Jul 15, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LKR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 335.95 LKR per USD versus a parallel close of 336.5 LKR, a premium of +0.16%.
- Was the LKR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 317.5 LKR on Jul 14, 2026, a change of +5.98%.
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.