LKR black market rate on Aug 23, 2026: 327.5 per USD
On Sunday, August 23, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 327.5 LKR on Sri Lanka's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 327.5 LKR, reached a high of 335.55 and a low of 327.5, a trading range of 8.05 LKR (2.46%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 333.81 LKR and the average price received when selling dollars was 336.48 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 Aug 23, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sri Lanka on this date was 329.81 LKR per USD. The parallel-market close of 327.5 LKR therefore implied a premium of -0.70% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 23, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 22, 2026, close 327.5 LKR), the rate moved 0.00%.
One week earlier (Aug 16, 2026) the close was 326.07 LKR, so the weekly change was +0.44%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 24, 2026) the close was 338 LKR, a -3.11% 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 Aug 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 Aug 23, 2026?
- The USD to LKR parallel market rate closed at approximately 327.5 LKR per US dollar on Sunday, August 23, 2026, after trading between 327.5 and 335.55 LKR.
- How much did the LKR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 327.5 to a close of 327.5 LKR, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Aug 23, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LKR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 329.81 LKR per USD versus a parallel close of 327.5 LKR, a premium of -0.70%.
- Was the LKR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 327.5 LKR on Aug 22, 2026, a change of 0.00%.
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.