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Sri Lanka begins regulated short selling

Several transactions recorded on the first day

November 7, 2023 7 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up, but turnover remains low

The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Monday, CSE data showed. Turnover was at 780 million

November 6, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 326.75/327.25 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 326.75/327.25 to the US dollar on Monday, from 329.00/75 on Friday, dealers said.

November 6, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares pick up in mid-morning trade

Sri Lanka’s stock market was up in mid-day trading on Monday, data from the Colombo Stock Exchange showed.

November 6, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka sees foreign buying in rupee bonds for second straight week

Trump tariff threats have led to outflow from global equity funds: Foreign Media

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
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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 Fitch confirms Lion Brewery at 'AA-(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings has confirmed Sri Lanka’s Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC's (Lion) National Long-Term Ratin...

August 30, 2016 5 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, cash short fades as CB acquires dollars

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at Rs145.55/65 to the US dollars in the spot forex market on Tuesday, dealers said, as cent...

August 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end lower on profit-taking

COLOMBO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell in moderate volume for a second straight session on Monday as investo...

August 29, 2016 2 min read

Fitch confirms Sri Lanka Insurance Corp at IFS 'B+'/Negative

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited's (SLIC) Insurer Financial Str...

August 29, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka's July remittances down, 7-months up

Sri Lanka's worker remittances fell 4.4 percent from a year earlier to $572.8 million in July 2016, although inflows up ...

August 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end at 2-wk low;, diesel duty hike hurts

COLOMBO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended at a two-week low on Friday in moderate volume as investors booked p...

August 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's rupee trade in spot forex market without moral suasion

Sri Lanka's rupee traded freely in the spot forex market at 145.80 to the US dollar Thursday with no moral suasion or in...

August 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs16.8bn in 10-year bonds at auction

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has sold Rs16.8 billion rupees of 09 year and 11 month bonds at an auction Wednesday at a weight...

August 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end steady; turnover moderate

COLOMBO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Thursday in moderate trading volume as local buying booste...

August 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch rates Hatton National Bank's debt 'A+(lka)(EXP)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned Hatton National Bank PLC's proposed subordinated debenture issue of up ...

August 25, 2016 1 min read