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Sri Lanka stocks close up, JKH drives turnover

Turnover was at 1.9 billion, with John Keells Holdings Plc contributing 764 million of that.

November 7, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 327.50/90 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 327.50/90 to the US dollar on Tuesday, dealers said.

November 7, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares trade up on positive sentiment from earnings

Analysts said the market was trading up because of the positive sentiment coming from company earnings seen so far.

November 7, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee quoted weaker at 327.00/327.10 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 326.90/327.10 to the US dollar on Tuesday

November 7, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee flat against dollar, bonds steady

Ahead of Rs. 111,000 million Treasury bills auction

Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.25 as US tariff talks set to resume

Turnover marginally rose to 5.9 billion rupees

Nations Lanka Equities bought by Asanga Seneviratne

Nations Lanka Finance Plc said a 58.56 percent stake in a stockbroking company it holds will be sold to Asanga Senevirat...

September 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka state agency to acquire listed company land

Sri Lanka's Urban Development Authority, a state agency, has acquired land belonging to Cargo Board Development Company,...

September 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end down, dragged by large caps

COLOMBO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's benchmark index fell for the third straight session on Friday, dragged down by l...

September 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, money tighter

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at Rs145.10/25 to the US dollar in early trade Friday, marginally weaker than the Thursday'...

September 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit more than 1-mth closing low; large caps down

COLOMBO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's benchmark index hit a more-than-one-month closing low on Thursday, dragged down ...

September 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall to near one-month low

Sri Lanka's benchmark index ended lower in lean trading on Wednesday, dragged by blue chips to a near one-month closing ...

September 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's People's Leasing to sell Rs8.0bn in bonds

Sri Lanka's People's Leasing and Finance, the country's largest non-bank lender, plans to sell up to Rs8.0 billion of se...

September 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka bill yields plunge at auction

Sri Lanka's bill yields plunged at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month yield falling 34 basis points to 10.39 percent,...

September 7, 2016 1 min read

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka shareholders back Melstacorp share swap

More than 99 percent of the shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting had voted to swap shares of Distilleries Co...

September 6, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end steady; heavyweight John Keells down

Sri Lankan shares ended steady in thin trade on Tuesday, hovering near a more than three-week closing low hit in the pre...

September 6, 2016 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

Mobitel to buy Sri Lanka medical dotcom amid competition from rival

Mobitel, a unit of publicly traded Sri Lanka Telecom, is offering to buy Echannelling.com, a firm that pioneered online ...

September 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end lower; turnover slumps

Sri Lankan shares ended down on Monday, while turnover slumped to its lowest in six weeks as investors stayed on the sid...

September 6, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady amid better monetary policy

The Sri Lankan rupee was marginally higher on Monday, supported by exporter dollar sales and on lack of importer demand ...

September 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Siyapatha Finance to sell up to Rs2.5bn debt

Sri Lanka's Siyapatha Finance Plc, a non-bank lender controlled by publicly traded Sampath Bank Plc, said it was plannin...

September 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks close steady; foreign buying boosts turnover

COLOMBO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Friday, with falls in hotels and travel companies offsetti...

September 2, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks recover from over 2-wk closing low on FII buying

COLOMBO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose marginally on Thursday in lean trade, recovering from a more than two...

September 1, 2016 1 min read

Fitch confirms Citibank Sri Lanka unit at 'AAA(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed Citibank N.A. Colombo Branch's (CitiSL) National Long-Term Rating at '...

September 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka freezes assets of Entrust Securities shareholders: CB Governor

Authorities have frozen assets of shareholders of Entrust Securities, a primary dealer in gilts, that is alleged to have...

August 31, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to wrap up US$700mn syndicated loan in days

Sri Lanka is expected to wrap up a $700 million syndicated loan in days, ending the country's external borrowings for th...

August 31, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks close steady ahead of cenbank policy meeting

COLOMBO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Tuesday as investors awaited directions from a key central...

August 30, 2016 1 min read