The Sri Lankan rupee forwards closed slightly higher on Friday as exporters sold the dollar, while the market awaited inflows from sovereign bond and syndicated loans, dealers said. The spot rupee, which did not trade for four months, was traded on Friday, two days after the central bank adjusted the spot reference rate to 152.10 from 151.90. Rupee forwards which were active during the past few weeks, and two-week forwards ended tad firmer at 153.00/20 per dollar, from Thursday's close of 153.25/35.

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