Notable
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Commercial Bank, Ceylon Cold Stores, Asiri Hospital Holdings, Hemas Holdings,
Bond yields held broadly steady, dealers said.
Financing performance, however, came under notable pressure from currency volatility.
Amid volatile bond market conditions
The quarter’s bottom line was strongly bolstered by CIC's equity-accounted investment in John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH...
The group posted basic earnings per share of Rs. 11.80 for the September quarter
Bond yields dropped drastically, dealers said.
“The upward trend that began yesterday, following the US midterm elections and the Democratic Party's victory, continu...
Following national rating scale recalibration
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Commercial Bank, Hayleys, LOLC Holdings, and HNB
Bond yields closed lower, dealers said.
Only 65.9 billion rupees of bills sold of an offered 90 billion
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Commercial Bank, Dialog Axiata, Hatton National Bank
Weerakoon was CEO of Kelani Valley Plantations PLC from 2018 to 2025.
The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) has attained a shareholding threshold in both the voting and non-voting shares
| 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 | - | - |
Top positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Commercial Bank and Laugfs Gas
An auction of 90,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing
The group posted basic earnings per share of 0.29 rupees for the second quarter (Q2), up from 0.09 rupees a year earlier
Bond yields closed steady to lower on select tenors, dealers said.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Overseas Realty, Hayleys, Softlogic Capital, and Haycarb
Valuations were now near cyclical lows
The transactions involved the purchase of 19,358,555 shares in total, all executed at a price of 12 rupees per share.
Stocks opened up
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
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