Notable
Highest and lowest prices down from a week ago
Retail price was between ]95-105 rupees for a large nut and 80-92 rupees for a smaller one
Investors continued to avoid banking sector shares and several top bank shares saw selling pressure
Ceylinco Insurance Plc transaction contributed 767mn to the day's turnover of 1.5 billion.
The sukuk is secured by Vidullanka's fixed assets and cash.
Completion of the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Lipton Teas and Infusions Tanzania Limited
The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Thursday, CSE data showed. Turnover was at 627 million.
CSE closed up on Wednesday; the food, beverage and tobacco industry attracted the most investor interest
The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Tuesday, CSE data showed. Turnover remained low at 335 million.
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened stronger at 320.80/321.10 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said.
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 323.10/90 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said.
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 323.60/90 to the US dollar on Thursday, dealers said.
Turnover was high at 5 billion, pushed by a transaction in Agstar Plc
The Colombo Stock Exchange closed down on Tuesday, CSE data showed.
Corporate governance rules revised to drive capital market forward.
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 326.85/95 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Turnover was low at 508 million. Most of this came from the food, beverage and tobacco sector (131 million).
The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Tuesday, CSE data showed. Turnover crossed 1 billion.
The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Friday, CSE data showed. Turnover crossed the one billion mark.
Renewed investor interest after Wednesday’s news official creditor committee agreed on debt restructuring deal.
The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Wednesday, CSE data showed.
The Colombo Stock Exchange was trading down mid-day Monday, CSE data showed.
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 328.50/90 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said. Bond yields were stable.
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened flat at 327.00/40 to the US dollar, ahead of budget reading
Turnover was at 1.9 billion, with John Keells Holdings Plc contributing 764 million of that.
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