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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.
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 322.10/25 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said. Bond yields were steady.
Turnover was at 668 million. Most of this came from trades in the food, beverage and tobacco industry (145mn).
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
| 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 shares were down at close of trading on Thursday after starting positively
Shares were picking up in mid-morning trading on Thursday, as investors anticipated news of the ongoing IMF review
The majority of the revenue came in from the Food, Beverage and Tobacco sector
Sri Lanka shares were picking up in mid-day trading on Wednesday after a sluggish few days.
The main All Share Price Index was down 0.81 percent or 92.17 points to 11,271.47
Sri Lanka‘s shares edged down in mid day trade on Monday, Colombo Stock Exchange data showed.
Sri Lanka's shares edged down in mid day trade on Tuesday, Colombo Stock Exchange data showed.
Minister of Finance said special commodity levy of 50 rupees on a kilo of potatoes is to be extended by four months
"The prices were reduced because the fuel prices and gas prices came down based on global levels."
Prices of all High, Medium and Low Growns saw an increase during the auction.
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