Brent's front month rolls to January at $113.43 as the rupee's open feed reads 332.39; the last landslide bulletin lapses with no successor listed.

MacroLens morning desk note, Monday 2 November 2026.

The rupee reads 332.39 to the US dollar on the open feed, stamped 2 November 00:02 UTC, against a previous feed quote of 332.30. This is a feed quote, not a verified market opening. The rupee remains about 1.0 percent stronger than its end-July level of 335.87.

Brent's front month is now the January contract. On Friday, December Brent expired at 117.64 dollars a barrel, up 2.40 percent on the day, while January settled at 113.43 dollars, up 2.63 dollars or 2.37 percent against Thursday's 110.80, CNBC and Dow Jones reported. The 4.21-dollar gap between the two settlements is the contract roll, not a market move. In early Monday trade January was near 111.73 dollars, down about 1.5 percent on CNBC's delayed quote at 01:49 GMT, after OPEC+ kept its December output targets unchanged.

Gold and silver open-feed quotes stood at 3,902.20 and 50.10 dollars an ounce respectively at 01:05 UTC.

The Port of Colombo's berthing programme currently lists 18 entries and 16,909 planned container moves, with arrival windows spanning 30 October to 4 November - entries across several days, not a single-day tally, and unchanged from the previous pull.

No treasury bill auction is scheduled until Wednesday 4 November. The register matches The Morning's detail on the 28 October auction, citing the Public Debt Management Office: 86.48 billion rupees raised of the 100 billion offered, with the 91-day cut-off at 9.34 percent, up 2 basis points, the 182-day at 9.44 percent and the 364-day at 9.95 percent.

The last landslide early warning bulletin, LEWM-38, expired at 16:00 SLT on Sunday; no successor was listed on the Disaster Management Centre's bulletin list at the 06:40 SLT check, and the desk's rainfall and flood emergency board is retired with this issue. The Met Department forecasts afternoon thundershowers today with falls above 50 millimetres possible at some places, and is tracking cyclonic storm Murasu over the Bay of Bengal, centred near 12.1N 85.3E late Sunday - a watch item for sea users.

The desk's history series gained two September closes: Brent's monthly average at 114.16 dollars (FRED) and the rupee's monthly average at 329.5 (CBSL-compiled, via macrolab).

In Sri Lankan coverage overnight, the current account returned to deficit in September at 128 million dollars after August's surplus, with record exports of 1,377 million dollars; Customs surpassed its revenue goal for a ninth straight month; and foreign investors sold rupee bonds for a second straight week, EconomyNext reported.

Overnight elsewhere: Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine; Binance users withdrew billions after a record crypto hack; and France opened an attempted-murder investigation after a petrol bomb was thrown at police, the BBC reported.

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Dated sources

• Open feed, 2 Nov 00:02 UTC: USD/LKR 332.39 (feed quote; previous quote 332.30)
• Dow Jones via Morningstar, 30 Oct: December Brent expires at $117.64, +2.40% d/d
• CNBC, 31 Oct: OPEC+ keeps December oil output targets steady; January Brent settles $113.43, +$2.63 (+2.37%) d/d
• CNBC delayed quote, 2 Nov 01:49 GMT: Brent front month (January) near $111.73, -1.5% in early Monday trade
• Open feed, 2 Nov 01:05 UTC: gold $3,902.20 / silver $50.10
• SLPA berthing programme snapshot retrieved 2 Nov 2026 01:05 UTC: 18 entries, 16,909 planned moves, vessel ETAs 30 Oct-4 Nov
• The Morning, citing PDMO, 28 Oct auction: Rs 86.48bn of Rs 100bn raised; 91-day 9.34% (+2bp), 182-day 9.44%, 364-day 9.95%
• DMC bulletin list, checked 2 Nov 06:40 SLT: no successor to landslide bulletin LEWM-38 (expired 16:00 SLT 1 Nov)
• Met Dept via DMC, 1 Nov: afternoon thundershowers 2 Nov, falls >50mm at some places; cyclonic storm Murasu over the Bay of Bengal
• FRED (DCOILBRENTEU): Brent September 2026 monthly average $114.16
• macrolab (CBSL-compiled), checked 1 Oct: USD/LKR September 2026 monthly average 329.5
• EconomyNext, 1 Nov: current account returns to deficit in Sep 2026 at -$128m; record exports $1,377m (CBSL)
• EconomyNext, 1 Nov: Customs surpasses revenue goal for ninth straight month
• EconomyNext, 31 Oct: foreign investors dump Sri Lanka rupee bonds for second straight week
• BBC, 2 Nov: Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine
• BBC, 2 Nov: Binance users withdraw billions after record crypto hack
• BBC, 2 Nov: France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police