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Friday November 13th, 2026
Stocks & Companies

Sri Lanka’s Standard Capital triggers mandatory offer after majority stake acquisition

To buy 1,632,113 ordinary voting shares constituting 29.46% of total issued ordinary voting shares of Standard Capital

October 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's LAUGFS Gas explores sale, investment options for Hambantota terminal

Options under consideration include commercial collaboration. investment and potential disposal of part or all

October 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon to raise upto Rs30bn in debenture sale

It is the largest-ever listed debenture issue in the country’s capital market.

October 26, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down, turnover low at Rs666mn

Market sentiment remained subdued amidst low turnover, with investors adopting a wait-and-see approach

October 26, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka stocks up 2.17-pct, ASPI at 20,987

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Commercial Bank, Hayleys, LOLC Holdings, and HNB

Sri Lanka stocks close up over 2-pct; turnover tops Rs3.8bn

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Commercial Bank, Dialog Axiata, Hatton National Bank

Vidullanka, India’s Skipper lowest bidder for Sri Lanka Rs5bn transmission line project

Construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of 132 kV transmission lines

September 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trade up: HNB and SLT lead early gains

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Hatton National Bank, Ceylon Cold Stores , and Sri Lanka Telecom

September 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close lower; ASPI drops 0.37-pct

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Aitken Spence, Nations Trust Bank, and HNB Life

September 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Softlogic Finance plans Rs1bn rights issue 

To strengthen Tier 1 Capital and expand lending portfolio, particularly in vehicle financing

September 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings debenture sale oversubscribed

Issue attracted demand for its 5-year options, particularly for Type A debentures offering a fixed interest rate of 13%

September 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks open marginally up on Monday; ASPI at 21,070

Positive contributors to the indices included Dialog Axiata, Prime Lands Residencies, Industrial Asphalts, Ceylon Land

September 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks edge up on Friday to close mixed week; ASPI at 21,056

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Melstacorp, Hayleys

September 18, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s People's Leasing and Finance to list 13.75-pct debentures

The Colombo Stock Exchange has approved the listing in principle.

September 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks open higher on Friday morning

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Haycarb, Melstacorp, Hayleys, Commercial Bank and HNB

September 18, 2026 1 min read

Stocks down on Thursday, capital goods lead turnover

September 17, 2026 2 min read
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US Dollar 332.3603 330.8514
UK Pound 440.9424 438.3450
Euro 368.4879 371.0168
Yen 2.0805 2.0916
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Turnover Rs 2975.05 million 1193.67 million
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6-m bill 7.91 8.26
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3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
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8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
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Sri Lanka stocks edge up; DFCC debenture issue over-subscribed

Positive contributors to the ASPI were John Keells Holdings, RIL Property, Hemas Holdings, Citizens Development Business

September 17, 2026 1 min read

Stocks down on Wednesday closing, food and beverage leads turnover

September 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Printcare to raise Rs700mn in rights issue

Offering 19 new ordinary voting shares for every 70 ordinary voting shares.

September 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trade slightly lower on Wednesday morning

September 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hunas Holdings enters into partnership with Japanese group

The partnership will support expansion into the real estate and hospitality sectors,

September 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks down, ASPI drops 0.24-pct in Rs2.2bn turnover session

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Sampath Bank, Watawala Plantations, SMB Finance, and Lion Brewery

September 15, 2026 1 min read

Industrial Asphalts buyout falls through as Sri Lanka regulator blocks share transfer

The joint offer by Arcasia Investment & Trading (Pvt) Ltd and ATX Partners (Pvt) Ltd closed on September 12

September 15, 2026 1 min read

Fitch pulls Sri Lanka's WindForce debt rating as issuance dropped

Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the 'A(lka)' rating assigned to WindForce's proposed 4 billion rupees debenture issue

September 15, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trade up; Vidullanka gains on greenfield project

Positive contributors to the ASPI were John Keells Holdings, Sunshine Holdings, and Sampath Bank

September 15, 2026 1 min read

Stocks down on Monday, banks lead turnover

September 14, 2026 1 min read