LKR black market rate on Jul 21, 2026: 338 per USD
On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 338 LKR on Sri Lanka's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 338 LKR, reached a high of 346.52 and a low of 337.25, a trading range of 9.26 LKR (2.75%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 344.29 LKR and the average price received when selling dollars was 346.33 LKR. Over the session the Sri Lankan Rupee was broadly flat against the dollar (0.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 21, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sri Lanka on this date was 336.1 LKR per USD. The parallel-market close of 338 LKR therefore implied a premium of +0.56% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Jul 21, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 20, 2026, close 339.5 LKR), the rate moved -0.44%.
One week earlier (Jul 14, 2026) the close was 317.5 LKR, so the weekly change was +6.46%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 21, 2026) the close was 336.5 LKR, a +0.45% 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 21, 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 21, 2026?
- The USD to LKR parallel market rate closed at approximately 338 LKR per US dollar on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after trading between 337.25 and 346.52 LKR.
- How much did the LKR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 338 to a close of 338 LKR, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Jul 21, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LKR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 336.1 LKR per USD versus a parallel close of 338 LKR, a premium of +0.56%.
- Was the LKR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 339.5 LKR on Jul 20, 2026, a change of -0.44%.
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.