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The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Friday, CSE data showed.
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 322.40/60 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said. Bond yields were broadly stable.
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
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 321.60/85 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady
Turnover was lower than previous day at 567mn. Most of this came from trades in capital goods and food, bev and tobacco
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
| 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 stocks close down after IMF report highlights persistent issues.
Sri Lanka shares were trading slow on Monday morning after the long weekend.
Sri Lanka shares were up at close of trading on Wednesday ahead of the four-day weekend and due to speculative activity
Sri Lanka shares were picking up in trading on Wednesday morning. Turnover was at 45 million.
The market picked up slightly today on the news that we've been upgraded by S&P.
Sri Lanka shares were picking up slightly in trading on Tuesday morning.
Sri Lanka shares were down at close of trading on Monday. Turnover was 550 million rupees.
Sri Lanka shares were trading sluggishly on Monday morning.
Sri Lanka shares were up at close of trading on Friday. Turnover was 1 billion rupees.
Sri Lanka shares were picking up in morning trade on Friday amidst renewed investor interest
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