Notable
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Commercial Bank, LAUGFS Gas, and Richard Pieris
To buy 1,632,113 ordinary voting shares constituting 29.46% of total issued ordinary voting shares of Standard Capital
An auction of 100,000 million rupees Treasury bills is due on October 28.
Options under consideration include commercial collaboration. investment and potential disposal of part or all
Waldock Mackenzie Limited has remained inactive since 2024, prompting the lender to initiate closure proceedings.
CAL plans to leverage AFC's capabilities to improve its capacity to source global capital flows into Sri Lanka, Banglade
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Hemas Holdings, C T Holdings, Distilleries Company, and Ambeon Capital
The company received BOI requests dated August 20 and September 21, to set up Metro Bus Service station on the property
Bringing the total of bills sold in the week to 88 billion rupees.
Will issue 122,388,394 ordinary voting shares at a ratio of 1 new ordinary share for every 1 existing ordinary share.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Softlogic Capital, Browns Investments, Tokyo Cement, and Ambeon Capital
Stocks opened up
CB net bought US$1,548.8 mn in the first nine months of 2026 following a net purchase of US$2 bn last year
Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were CDB, Richard Pieris, PGP Glass Ceylon and Sri Lanka Telecom
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 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 | - | - |
5-year debentures at 13-pct, 7-year debentures at 13.15-pct
The company said it will absorb its wholly owned plantation subsidiary, “immediately after completing the Rights Issue...
Stocks opened up
At the end of September, the rupee had depreciated by 6.3 percent against the US dollar on a year-to-date basis.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Singer, Carson Cumberbatch, LOLC Holdings and Commercial Bank
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Distilleries Company, CDB, Commercial Bank and Carson Cumberbatch
Bond yields dropped, dealers said.
Bond yields closed lower, dealers said.
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