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Sri Lanka IOC unit net down 60-pct in Sept

Lanka IOC earnings were 9.50 rupees per share for the quarter

October 30, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 326.75/327.25 to US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 326.75/327.25 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said.

October 30, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s rupee closes at 327.20/40 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 327.20/40 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said. Bond yields were up

October 27, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks up in mid-day trade

Some buying interest coming back into the market, possibly with the earnings that are coming out

October 27, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka stocks dip due to profit taking, HNB boosts turnover

A crossing on Hatton National Bank non-voting shares boosted the turnover.

Sri Lanka sells Rs63bn in bonds; secondary yields up 15 to 20bp

Sri Lanka sold 60 billion rupees of 5, 08, 10 year bonds following a 50 basis points rate hike a day earlier, but second...

July 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Softlogic group eyes expansion in existing businesses

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Softlogic group, with sales of Rs57 billion, has said it aims to double in size ...

July 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares steady; seen falling after rate hike

COLOMBO, July 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady in thin trade on Friday, though cautious investors fear the ...

July 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge up ahead of policy rates announcement

COLOMBO, July 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer on Thursday, snapping three sessions of losses as i...

July 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end lower; John Keells, Ceylon Tobacco fall

COLOMBO, July 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly lower on Wednesday as investors sold blue-chips such as Jo...

July 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka 06-month, 01-year Treasuries yields ease

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s six-month and one-year Treasury Bill yields eased at Wednesday’s auction ...

July 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit two-week closing low; turnover down

Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest in two weeks on Tuesday as investors sold blue-chips such as John Keells Holdin...

July 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end down; turnover slumps

COLOMBO, July 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on Monday as investors sold large-cap shares like Ceylon Tobacco Com...

July 25, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at one-month closing high

COLOMBO, July 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session on Friday and posted its highest close...

July 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Land Rover agency to seek listing

SML Frontier Automotive (Private) Limited, which holds the agency for Land Rover in Sri Lanka is planning a stock exchan...

July 22, 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
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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 Lankan shares steady; led by large-cap consumer stocks

COLOMBO, July 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Thursday as gains helped by foreign buying and le...

July 21, 2016 2 min read

Nimal Perera sells stake in Sri Lanka’s Kalamazoo

ECONOMYNEXT - High net-worth investor Nimal Perera sold his controlling stake in Kalamazoo Systems to Renuka Holdings fo...

July 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka 03-, 06-month Treasuries yields fall

ECONOMYNEXT - Yield on 03-month and 06-month Sri Lankan Treasury Bills fell at Wednesday’s auction while those o...

July 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end little changed; large caps lead losers

COLOMBO, July 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Wednesday as gains led by top conglomerate John K...

July 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's SEC halts payment on controversial Agalawatte deal

Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered a stock broker to halt the payment on a 60 percent stake in A...

July 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end down ahead of govt policy statement

COLOMBO, July 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended weaker on Monday, from their more than three-week closing high hit ...

July 18, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at over 3-week closing high in thin trade

COLOMBO, July 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended higher on Friday at a more than three-week closing high, with heavy...

July 15, 2016 2 min read

Mackwoods battle takes new turn with Sri Lanka's Agalawatte Plantations sale

A battle among shareholders of privately held Mackwoods group took a new turn with the sale of a controlling stake in Ag...

July 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Browns Group buys Agalawatte Plantations

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Browns Group has bought control of Agalawatte Plantations from Mackwoods Group f...

July 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end flat; blue chips down

COLOMBO, July 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Thursday, after it hit a near three-week closing high in ...

July 14, 2016 2 min read