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

US dollar opened at 313.75/314.50 rupees.

July 12, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares gain on DDO

Sri Lanka stocks closed up on mixed sentiments.

July 11, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka bonds close steady, rupee 313.50/314.50 to dollar

US dollar closed at 313.50/314.50 rupees.

July 11, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares edge down in mid day trade

All Share Price Index was down 0.23 percent or 23.25 points to 10,288

July 11, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka's Asia Capital divests shares in 3 companies for Rs783mn

Shareholding disposed of in Galle Heritage Lanka, Marine Drive Hotels and Miriandhoo Maldives Resorts

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
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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 tax hikes seen giving certainty to investors

ECONOMYNEXT – Recent tax hikes by Sri Lanka’s government as it seeks to raise revenue to reduce the budget...

March 12, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise; index breaches key 6,000 mark

COLOMBO, March 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares gained for a second straight session on Friday as investors bought beate...

March 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise most in 11 months on bargain hunting

COLOMBO, March 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose 1.5 percent on Thursday, posting their biggest one-day percentage g...

March 10, 2016 2 min read

S&P downgrades Sri Lanka rating outlook to negative

ECONOMYNEXT – Standard & Poor's ratings agency has lowered the outlook on Sri Lanka’s 'B+' long-term sover...

March 10, 2016 6 min read

LSE to shift support centre to Sri Lanka from Bangalore

ECONOMYNEXT – The London Stock Exchange will shift its support centre in Bangalore, India to Sri Lanka, Ranjith F...

March 10, 2016 1 min read

Not enough women in Sri Lankan boardrooms

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka still does not have enough women on company boards of directors despite their high level ...

March 10, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka central bank rejects bids for Treasuries

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s central bank has rejected all bids for 03, 06 and 12 month treasury bills, data from th...

March 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit near 27-month low on tax changes

COLOMBO, March 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell more than 2 percent on Wednesday, hitting their lowest level in abou...

March 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares slump to near 2-year low on tax woes

COLOMBO, March 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell more than 2 percent on Tuesday, marking their lowest close in nearly...

March 8, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka share index crashes below 6,000 point mark

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s benchmark share index crashed below the 6,000 point mark Tuesday with investors ...

March 8, 2016 1 min read
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