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Sri Lanka bourse down on concerns over extended power cuts, economic concerns

Finance Minister on Monday urged local authorities to switch off street lights to conserve electricity

March 7, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields move up, indicative dollar at Rs.202.04

Dealers said all the other bonds were inactive.

March 7, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields down, indicative dollar at Rs.202.04

Overall secondary market is dull

March 7, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka stock index recovers on depreciation hopes after rate hike

Market expects at least 20% fall when the rupee is floated and such depreciation will help export companies - analyst

March 4, 2022 2 min read
Sri Lanka shares fall to 6th straight session; high taxes, possible local debt restructuring weigh

The main index is down over 7.6% in the last six straight session after the 2023 budget presentation

Sri Lanka's T-bond yield down after easing inflation data

Nation-wide inflation eased from record high

Sri Lanka rupee firmer at close, gilt yields gain

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed firmer at 181.20/30 to the US dollar on Thursday while bond yields gained marginally and stoc...

October 31, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks gain to three-month high

Sri Lanka's stocks closed 0.55 percent up on Thursday at a three-month high, after breaching the psychological 6,000 lev...

October 31, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, stocks up 0.20-pct

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted weaker at 181.60/65 to the US dollar on Thursday while bond yields marginally up and stoc...

October 31, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Teejay net profits surge in Sept on higher sales

Teejay Lanka Plc, a knit fabric manufacturer with operations in Sri Lanka and India, said its net profits grew for the e...

October 31, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends weaker, gilt yields stable

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker at 181.58/62 to the US dollar on Wednesday while bond yields remained unchanged, broke...

October 30, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks end nine day rally on profit taking

Sri Lanka's stocks snapped a nine day rally on Wednesday on profit taking in the run up to the presidential elections in...

October 30, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Laugfs to list more local and foreign units

Sri Lanka's Laugfs Group is looking to list more local and foreign subsidiaries on the Colombo Stock Exchange in the fut...

October 30, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka's 01-yr Treasury Bill yield edges up to 8.35-pct

The yield on Sri Lanka's 01-year Treasury Bill edged back up one basis point to 8.35 percent at Wednesday's auction whil...

October 30, 2019 1 min read

ICRA Lanka reaffirms Access Engineering at [SL]A+

ICRA Lanka Limited, a ratings agency, reaffirmed Access Engineering's [SL]A+ rating with a stable outlook due to the con...

October 30, 2019 10 min read

Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Cold Stores profits up 45-pct in Sept quarter

Profits at Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Cold Stores Plc, a consumer goods and retail firm, grew 45 percent to 278 million rupees...

October 30, 2019 1 min read
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US Dollar 290.6745 289.8986
UK Pound 358.1710 357.3274
Euro 309.9647 310.0947
Aus Dollar 188.4064 310.0947
Yen 2.0658 2.0576
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Indian Rupee 3.5935 3.6214
Korea Won 0.2248 0.2261
Oman Rial 770.5802 776.9541
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UAE Dirham 80.7822 81.4508
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S&P SL20 2,432.34 0.14%
CSE All Share 8,532.60 -0.50%
Turnover Rs million 575,340,332 518,927,793
Source: CSE
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3-m bill 24.64 24.60
6-m bill 24.24 24.36
12-m bill 22.37 22.36
5-yr bond 24.98 24.79
8-yr bond 23.82 23.16
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Overnight Money 16.49 16.49
Gilt Repo 16.50 16.50
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Sri Lanka rupee steady, stocks 0.33-pct weaker at open

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 181.55/60 to the US dollar on Wednesday, steady from Tuesday’s close, while bond yie...

October 30, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields stable

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker at 181.55/60 to the US dollar on Tuesday while bond yields were stable, dealers said.

October 29, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells 8-year bonds at 10.24-pct

Sri Lanka sold 40 billion rupees of eight year bonds at a weighted average yield of 10.24 percent at Tuesday's auction, ...

October 29, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Asian Hotels and Properties Sept quarter net down 95-pct

Sri Lanka’s Asian Hotels and Properties said net profits fell 95 percent to 10.6 million rupees in the September 2019 ...

October 29, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks rally for ninth day to near three month high

Sri Lanka's stocks gained 0.31 percent on Tuesday, rallying for the nine straight day and rising to the highest levels s...

October 29, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens steady, gilt yields flat

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 181.40/55 to the US dollar on Tuesday steady from Monday’s close in the first half-h...

October 29, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's BPPL expects yarn orders to offset softer brush sales

Sri Lanka's BPPL Holdings Plc, a brush and yarn maker using recycled plastics said profits grew 24 percent in the Septem...

October 29, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks gain on Dialog Axiata

Sri Lanka's stocks closed 0.18 percent higher on Monday, continuing an 8-day rally, pushed up by Dialog Axiata, brokers...

October 28, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields stable ahead of auction

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker at 181.40/55 to the US dollar on Monday, while bond yields were stable ahead of a 55 b...

October 28, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's EPF stocks up in Sept quarter

The market value of a stock portfolio at Sri Lanka's Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) grew 10.8 percent in the September...

Chandeepa Wettasinghe
October 28, 2019 2 min read