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Dhanusha Muthukumarana to head Sri Lanka's LAUGFS Holdings

Muthukumarana has a background in engineering, technology, leadership and entrepreneurship,

September 30, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka shares trend up; ASPI gains 117 points

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Singer, Ceylon Cold Stores, LOLC Finance, and Dialog Axiata

September 30, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s People’s Leasing Rs10bn debenture sale oversubscribed

September 30, 2026 1 min read

Foreign investors sell Sri Lanka rupee bonds for second week 

Foreign investors have dumped nearly US$50 million worth Sri Lanka rupee bonds in last two weeks

September 29, 2026 2 min read
Sri Lanka stocks open flat, ASPI moves marginal 0.01-pct

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Access Engineering, Dialog Axiata, Asiri Hospital Holdings, and Windforce

Resus Energy green bond listed on Luxembourg bourse

Listed its green bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), creating a dual listing for the debt security,

Sri Lanka's Alpha Fire to buy Icon Engineering in Rs260mn share swap

To acquire 10,000 shares, representing 100 percent of the issued capital

July 13, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks return to red, banks drag ASPI

Commercial Bank, Sampath Bank among top negative contributors.

July 13, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.70/336.00 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

The telegraphic transfer rate for the US dollar was 331.3000 buying, 340.3000 selling;

July 13, 2026 1 min read

Foreign holdings in Sri Lanka rupee bonds hit near 3-year high with US$97mn buying

Offshore investors have bought over US$144mn in the last three weeks

July 12, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs10bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 110 billion rupees.

July 11, 2026 1 min read

Arcasia, ATX launch voluntary offer after 50-pct Industrial Asphalts stake buy at 40 cents

Arcasia and ATX entered into a share sale and purchase agreement to buy 1.8 billion issued ordinary shares, a 48.03%

July 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.70/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

Bond yields were broadly steady dealers said.

July 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks end losing streak to close Friday green

Investor sentiment on the CSE has faced pressure due to ongoing global uncertainty

July 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks pick up after slump

Turnover was 905 million rupees.

July 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 335.75/90 to US dollar spot, bond yields higher

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 340.50 selling

July 10, 2026 1 min read
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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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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
Source: CSE
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Fitch rates Sampath Bank’s Rs10bn green bond A(lka)

The proposed bonds, which will mature in five and seven years, will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

July 10, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.00/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 340.50 selling;

July 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down, as conflict escalation slows growth

"Sentiment has been really bad after the war in the Middle East started escalating dramatically,"

July 9, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trend down, HNB Finance lists shares from rights issue

HNB Finance listed 381,667,019 new ordinary voting shares from its rights issue, and 80,072,222 non-voting shares.

July 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 336.65/75 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 340.50 selling

July 9, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields steady, Rs100bn sold

3-month bill dipped

July 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.00/30 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 330.50 buying, 339.50 selling;

July 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down, capital goods lead turnover

Market turnover was 2.26 billion rupees.

July 8, 2026 1 min read

Fitch rates Sri Lanka Commercial Bank’s Rs20bn debenture ‘A(lka)’

COMB's National Long-Term Rating is used as the anchor rating for this instrument because the rating reflects the bank's

July 8, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Industrial Asphalts sells 48.03-pct stake to Arcasia, ATX

Arcasia and ATX are also shareholders of Ambeon Capital, having acquired a 11.97 percent stake in 2024.

July 8, 2026 1 min read