LKR black market rate on Sep 29, 2026: 337.95 per USD
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 337.95 LKR on Sri Lanka's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 336.74 LKR, reached a high of 338.8 and a low of 329.8, a trading range of 9 LKR (2.73%).
Across 291 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 336.58 LKR and the average price received when selling dollars was 342.21 LKR. Over the session the Sri Lankan Rupee weakened against the dollar (+0.36% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 29, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sri Lanka on this date was 330.65 LKR per USD. The parallel-market close of 337.95 LKR therefore implied a premium of +2.21% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Sep 29, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 28, 2026, close 336.85 LKR), the rate moved +0.33%.
One week earlier (Sep 22, 2026) the close was 324.28 LKR, so the weekly change was +4.22%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 30, 2026) the close was 313.38 LKR, a +7.84% 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 Sep 29, 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 Sep 29, 2026?
- The USD to LKR parallel market rate closed at approximately 337.95 LKR per US dollar on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, after trading between 329.8 and 338.8 LKR.
- How much did the LKR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 336.74 to a close of 337.95 LKR, the parallel rate moved +0.36% on Sep 29, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LKR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 330.65 LKR per USD versus a parallel close of 337.95 LKR, a premium of +2.21%.
- Was the LKR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 336.85 LKR on Sep 28, 2026, a change of +0.33%.
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.