Notable
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 322.10/40 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said
The Colombo Stock Exchange closed down on Monday
To enable the company to settle/reduce the existing borrowings
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 322.10/30 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said.
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.
Sri Lanka’s stock indices opened on a positive note on Thursday
Apprehension about upcoming budget sees sellers but no takers
A lot of people want to wait for the budget. So there may be lesser buying in the market
Sri Lanka's stock indices were down in mid-day trade on Tuesday, as investors stood by for the upcoming budget.
Shares were trading up as investors turned positive with IMF agreement and China's assurance of help
Sri Lanka stock indices closed up in trading on Friday, after IMF announced it had reached a Staff Level Agreement
Sri Lanka stock indices were up during mid-morning trading on Friday, after an IMF staff level agreement
Mixed signals on both sides, the ASPI slightly coming down and the S&P SL20 moving up
Shares traded down Wednesday, but analysts said selling pressure was waning with investors looking to pick up stocks
Weak investor interest in the market continued
| 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 | - | - |
Sri Lanka's stock indices were in the green on Tuesday morning as bargain hunters sought to pick up some shares
Sri Lanka shares opened green on Monday morning before slumping in mid-day trading to red due to weak sentiment.
Uncertainty regarding geo-political tensions, and pending tax hikes on the cards in upcoming budget affected sentiment
But market reverted to negative in mid-day trading with sizable selling pressure, an analyst said.
Sri Lanka shares were trading slow on Monday morning after rates went up last week
Shares closed down on Friday due to uncertainty around delay in IMF second tranche and budget
Intermediaries should have board-approved policy to comply with Securities and Exchange Act and officer to implement it
Uncertainties around the IMF and also the upcoming budget, whether there could be more taxes.
Sri Lanka shares were trading up on Thursday morning, after the central bank cut policy rates by 100 basis points
The ASPI fell to a 2-month low today
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