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Sri Lanka's shares gain on a 69 week high on DDO

All Share Price Index edged up 1.69 percent or 174.56 points to 10,489.98

July 12, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs. 99 bn in T-bill auction

Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields fell across maturities at Wednesday’s auction while offered 99 million bills were s...

July 12, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka bonds close steady, rupee 313.75/314.50 to dollar

US dollar closed at 313.75/314.50 rupees.

July 12, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares jump in mid day trade

All Share Price Index was up 1.17 percent or 120.31 points to 10,436.12

July 12, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares retreat amid foreign fund outflows

COLOMBO, March 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended weaker on Wednesday, slipping from a near three-week high hit in t...

March 23, 2016 2 min read

Singer Sri Lanka parent sells down stake

ECONOMYNEXT - The parent of consumer durables retailer Singer Sri Lanka Plc, has sold down a part of its stake, in the w...

March 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries quoted wide after yield spike; bill, bond gap narrows

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's bonds were quoted wide Wednesday as markets took stock of a shock spike in Treasuries auction ...

March 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end at near 3-wk high; foreign investors continue exit

COLOMBO, March 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at a near three-week high on Monday in dull trade as cautious inv...

March 21, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka stock exchange wins innovation in training award

ECONOMYNEXT - The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) said it won the award for “The Most Innovative Use of Training and ...

March 21, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka 12-month Treasuries yield soar 90bp to 9.90-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields soared across maturities with the 12-month yield rising 90 basis points to 9...

March 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka promotes ‘Integrated Reporting’ with new council

ECONOMYNEXT – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), the island’s main accoun...

March 21, 2016 2 min read

Foreigners sell US$200mn worth Sri Lanka rupee bonds over two weeks

ECONOMYNEXT - Foreign investors have sold 200 million US dollars' worth rupee denominated Treasury bills over the past t...

March 21, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka Singer Finance's debt gets 'BBB(lka)' Fitch rating

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC's proposed senior secured redeemable debentu...

March 18, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka shares fall from two-week high on tax, economic woes

COLOMBO, March 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on Friday after two sessions of gains as uncertainty over a capital...

March 18, 2016 2 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 336.1698 337.0431
UK Pound 445.0216 444.3239
Euro 383.3680 382.7461
Yen 2.0663 2.0830
Aus Dollar 231.5874 231.8182
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.5512 3.5703
Korean Won 0.2160 0.2177
Oman Rial 873.1683 875.4139
Saudi Riyal 89.4735 89.7513
UAE Dirham 91.5246 91.7623
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 6,206.51 +0.02%
CSE All Share 22,243.70 -0.09%
Turnover Rs 1070.24 million 1911.34 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 banks borrow Rs16.7bn in liquidity; overnight rate tops policy ceiling

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's commercial banks borrowed 16.78 billion rupees from the overnight 8.0 percent liquidity window...

March 18, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields up; sells three times offer in 2024 bonds

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's sold 6.6 billion rupees of 8-year bonds maturing on 01.01.2024 to yield 12.26 percent, up from...

March 17, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end at two-week high on bargain-hunting

COLOMBO, March 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session on Thursday and closed at their highe...

March 17, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares at two-week high; rupee weaker

COLOMBO, March 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares gained for the second session on Thursday at their highest in two weeks ...

March 17, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end at over 1-week high

COLOMBO, March 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares gained on Wednesday to end at their highest in more than a week as inves...

March 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries auction fails two weeks in a row

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka rejected all bids at a Treasuries auction Wednesday, where an estimated 27 billion rupees of bil...

March 16, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka stock exchange trading stops after back-up power fails

ECONOMYNEXT - Trading at Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange was halted after back-up power generators in the building fa...

March 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Hayleys buys Fentons for Rs963mn

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Hayleys conglomerate said it has bought control of engineering firm Fentons Limi...

March 15, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end weaker; further fall expected

COLOMBO, March 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged down on Tuesday, falling for a second session amid fears of furthe...

March 15, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan share index falls below key 6,000 support level

COLOMBO, March 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan share index fell on Monday, snapping a two-session gaining streak as it decline...

March 14, 2016 2 min read