Notable
Bringing the total of bills sold in the week to 68.901 billion rupees.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Commercial Bank, Sampath Bank, Carson Cumberbatch, and Hatton National Bank
Top-line performance was led by the Hospitals sector
Stocks were down
Financing performance, however, came under notable pressure from currency volatility.
Amid volatile bond market conditions
Bond yields closed steady to lower on select tenors
The banking group posted basic earnings per share of 4.82 rupees for the third quarter (Q3),
The Hayleys group subsidiary posted basic earnings per share of 20 cents for the second quarter (Q2)
The shareholding had increased to 71,872,416 shares, representing 10 percent of the issued share capital as of Sep 30
The group posted basic earnings per share of 1.28 rupees for the second quarter (Q2)
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, LOLC Holdings, Singer Sri Lanka, and Ceylon Cold Stores
The group posted basic earnings per share of Rs. 0.74 for the second quarter (Q2), compared to Rs. 0.41 a year earlier.
Stocks opened up
Outflows come amid slight rupee depreciation
| 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 | - | - |
Bond yields were broadly steady
Softlogic Finance proposes 5-for-12 rights issue at 2.50 rupees per share to raise 1.00 billion rupees
Bond yields held steady, dealers said.
The group posted an annualised basic loss per share of Rs. 0.42 for the second quarter (Q2), down from annualised basic
Total market subscription was 2,500 million rupees.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were LOLC Finance, Distilleries Company, John Keells Holdings
The group recorded basic earnings of Rs. 2.49 per share for the second quarter (Q2), down from Rs. 4.86 per share a year
Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Distilleries Company, HNB, Dialog Axiata, Sunshine Holdings and Sampath
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Distilleries Company, Sunshine Holdings, Dialog Axiata, HNB, and Commercial Bank
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