Sri Lanka halts slide as central bank steps in

SRI LANKA - Sri Lanka's rupee ended a two-day plunge of more than three percent on May 3, firming at the close after the central bank sold dollars in the market for the second successive day.

ARTICLE - Dealers said the rupee opened around 92.50 to the dollar and picked up to 92.65 before firming to 92.10 to the greenback after the central bank intervened to stabilise the currency.

The rupee, which was floated in January 2001, fell more than two percent on a moderate volume of $5 million on

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