LKR black market rate on Oct 1, 2026: 333.01 per USD
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 333.01 LKR on Sri Lanka's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 329.9 LKR, reached a high of 337.88 and a low of 325.25, a trading range of 12.63 LKR (3.88%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 334.5 LKR and the average price received when selling dollars was 344.81 LKR. Over the session the Sri Lankan Rupee weakened against the dollar (+0.94% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 1, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sri Lanka on this date was 330.38 LKR per USD. The parallel-market close of 333.01 LKR therefore implied a premium of +0.80% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Oct 1, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 30, 2026, close 329.9 LKR), the rate moved +0.94%.
One week earlier (Sep 24, 2026) the close was 336.02 LKR, so the weekly change was -0.90%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 1, 2026) the close was 306.81 LKR, a +8.54% 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 Oct 1, 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 Oct 1, 2026?
- The USD to LKR parallel market rate closed at approximately 333.01 LKR per US dollar on Thursday, October 1, 2026, after trading between 325.25 and 337.88 LKR.
- How much did the LKR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 329.9 to a close of 333.01 LKR, the parallel rate moved +0.94% on Oct 1, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LKR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 330.38 LKR per USD versus a parallel close of 333.01 LKR, a premium of +0.80%.
- Was the LKR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 329.9 LKR on Sep 30, 2026, a change of +0.94%.
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.