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Stocks down on Wednesday closing, food and beverage leads turnover

September 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Printcare to raise Rs700mn in rights issue

Offering 19 new ordinary voting shares for every 70 ordinary voting shares.

September 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trade slightly lower on Wednesday morning

September 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hunas Holdings enters into partnership with Japanese group

The partnership will support expansion into the real estate and hospitality sectors,

September 16, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka's Siyapatha Finance to appoint Rushanka Silva as chairman

Deshal de Mel to become Senior Independent Director (Senior Director) with effect from October 30

Sri Lanka's Commercial Credit obtains Rs1bn loan to boost capital

Unsecured subordinated redeemable five (5) year loan facility

Sri Lanka rupee 334.50/335.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

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

June 4, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise further, less bills sold

79.40% of the total offer was accepted.

June 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 334.50/335.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

Bond yields edged up slightly

June 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close lower as ASPI drops 0.75-pct

June 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks dip midday, consumer durables, apparel lead turnover

Market turnover was 981 million rupees

June 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 333.00/335.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

An auction of 140,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.

June 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 332.00/333.50 to US dollar spot, bond yields flat

140,000 million rupees Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on June 3.

June 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down, continuing trend after rate hike

“After rate hike, market hasn’t been doing great,”

June 2, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Kerner Haus Global Solutions to raise Rs420mn in rights issue

Funds to be used for acquisition of real estate assets and properties on a leasehold basis

June 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee 331.50/332.50 to US dollar, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 327.00 buying, 336.00 selling.

June 2, 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

Sri Lanka rupee 331.50/332.00 to US dollar spot 1 week, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 326.00 buying, 335.00 selling.

June 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down, capital goods lead turnover

Market turnover was 1.67 billion rupees.

June 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hayleys to sell Maldivian subsidiary for $17.25mn

Luxury Resort (Pvt) Ltd was the vehicle used to purchase Kuda Rah Island Resort Maldives for 23 million dollars in 2016

June 1, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs24bn Treasury bonds after auction

Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 264 billion

June 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks dip in midday trade, teleco leads turnover

Market turnover was 762 million rupees.

June 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 330/332 to US dollar, bond yields flat

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 326.00 buying, 335.00 selling.

June 1, 2026 1 min read

Cargills (Ceylon) March quarter profit jumps 31-pct to Rs.2.63bn

The company expects challenging time ahead with slower economic growth.

May 30, 2026 2 min read

John Keells Holdings profit up 218-pct in March 2026 quarter

Retail, transportation, and leisure sectors help boost profit

May 30, 2026 3 min read

Foreigners sell over US$22mn worth Sri Lanka bonds despite rupee recovery

Country has witnessed over US$51mn net outflow in the last three weeks

May 30, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 331/332 to US dollar, bond yields down

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 325.00 buying, 334.00 selling.

May 29, 2026 1 min read