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Sri Lanka stocks close down, lack of interest persists

Turnover was low at 508 million. Most of this came from the food, beverage and tobacco sector (131 million).

December 15, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares close up, 1bn turnover

The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Tuesday, CSE data showed. Turnover crossed 1 billion.

December 12, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up, banks and bluechips drive turnover

The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Friday, CSE data showed. Turnover crossed the one billion mark.

December 8, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up after Paris Club agreement

Renewed investor interest after Wednesday’s news official creditor committee agreed on debt restructuring deal.

November 30, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka’s Citrus Leisure plans to raise Rs1.5bn from shareholders

Proceeds to settle outstanding loans and to facilitate full subscription in Hikkaduwa Beach Resort rights issue

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 322.80/95 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 322.80/95 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said. Bond yields steady.

Sri Lanka coconut auction prices down 0.7-pct

The auction offered 711,308 coconuts and 579,801 nuts were sold.

March 5, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka ports, airports made essential services

A strike planned on March 01

February 28, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka coconut price gain 6-pct in Jan first week

The highest price was 88,800 rupees for 1,000 nuts up from the previous week’s 86,100 rupees

January 8, 2023 1 min read
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Sri Lanka coconut prices rise in Dec second-week auction

Auction offered 722,163 coconuts and 547,365 nuts were sold.

December 12, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka coconut auction prices up 3.3-pct in Nov 4th week sale

Prices climb for second week straight

November 25, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceylon tea exports down 22-pct in October 22, dollar price up

Up to October 211 million were exported

November 20, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka coconut auction prices up 0.8-pct

Buyers offered 462,236 nuts at the auction, and sold 397,953.

November 20, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka imposes price controls on rice

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May 4, 2022 1 min read
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Conditions ripe for global commodity super-cycle: Steve Hanke

Conditions are ripe to the return of a commodity super-cycle with supply constraints, low inventories from earlier low p...

February 9, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka plans gold backed securities, corporate debt repos: CSE Chairman

Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange is planning to trade gold backed securities and create an over-the-counter market for...

January 1, 2021 2 min read
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Sri Lanka triples Maldive fish tax, dried fish doubled as Covid-19 fears hit fisheries

Sri Lanka has tripped a tax on Maldive fish imported from its South Asia neighbour and also raised a tax on fresh fish 3...

Mahadiya Hamza
November 5, 2020 1 min read
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State Minister says poor quality goods are being imported

State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna is saying t...

September 10, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka stocks up 1.09-pct on JKH, Dialog and Sampath Bank

Sri Lanka stocks was up 1. 09 percent on Thursday an hour into trading dragged up by retail, telcos and banks, provision...

May 28, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka tea plantations to pay salaries of workers in April

Sri Lanka's tea farms will be able to pay salaries to workers in April since tea is being plucked and prices have also r...

Chanka Jayasinghe
April 18, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka starts second e-auction for tea in Colombo

Sri Lanka's Colombo Tea Auction is staring another e-auction on Thursday combining volumes of two auctions together amid...

Mahadiya Hamza
April 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka re-starts rubber auction from April 09, after Coronavirus curfew gap

Sri Lanka has re-started rubber auctions on April 09, under rules specified by health authorities, where latex crepe was...

April 10, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka tea prices soar amid rupee fall, tight supplies at Coronavirus e-auction

Sri Lanka's tea prices rose sharply at an auction held amid Coroanvirus curfews with a falling rupee, strong demand from...

Tania Madies
April 8, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's online tea auction sees computers trailing human sellers - so far

Sri Lanka's Colombo tea auction, which went online due to a Coronavirus curfew ending a 126-year-old tradition is doing ...

Mahadiya Hamza
April 7, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Colombo tea auction goes online amid Coronavirus curfew

Sri Lanka's Colombo Tea Traders Association and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce which had conducted a physical auction for ov...

April 6, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka coconut auction prices up 90-pct over quarter

Sri Lanka raw coconut prices grew 2.97 percent to 42,392 rupees for 1000 nuts at an auction in Colombo on January 02, 20...

January 6, 2020 1 min read