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Friday November 13th, 2026
Stocks & Companies

Resus Energy green bond listed on Luxembourg bourse

Listed its green bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), creating a dual listing for the debt security,

October 21, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Luminex suspends Oman operations

Flags Rs195mn provision

October 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down; ASPI drops 0.38-pct

October 20, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Sarvodaya extends timeline for using bond funds

The finance company raised 2.0 billion rupees through the sustainable bond issue

October 20, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka Seylan Bank Sept quarter net profit rises 6-pct to Rs3.1bn

The banking group posted basic earnings per share of 4.82 rupees for the third quarter (Q3),

Sri Lanka stocks close down, capital goods lead turnover

Cargills (Ceylon), Dialog Axiata and Citizens Development Business Finance were top negative contributors.

August 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks flat, capital goods lead turnover

August 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down, despite CT Holdings, Cargills record sale

Market turnover reached 16.85 billion rupees.

August 24, 2026 1 min read

CT Holdings, Cargills Rs15bn divestment drives Sri Lanka bourse

The largest transaction for 2026, and brought the total turnover to 16.85 billion rupees today. 

August 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trend down shortly after open

Market turnover was 162 million rupees.

August 24, 2026 1 min read

Stocks close up on Friday, capital goods lead turnover

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Citizens Development Business Finance, Sierra Cables, Hemas Holdings, Dialog Axia

August 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks up on Friday morning, capital goods lead turnover

Sierra Cables announced a board-approved capital investment plan of 3,229,760 US dollars

August 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks dip; Industrial Asphalts spikes 16.7-pct ahead of buyback offer

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Aitken Spence, Dialog Axiata, Central Finance Company

August 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Arcasia, ATX Partners plan Rs1.5bn Industrial Asphalts buyout

Under the equal purchase agreement, Arcasia and ATX Partners will each buy 50 percent of the total shares tendered

August 20, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Singer Finance plans rights issue of 76,648,787 shares

8 new ordinary voting shares for every 29 existing ordinary voting shares.

August 20, 2026 1 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
Aus Dollar 227.4342 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Indian Rupee 3.5474 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2492 0.2479
Oman Rial 863.2287 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.5586 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.4874 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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S&P SL20 6,365.57 +0.26%
CSE All Share 22,157.40 +0.56%
Turnover Rs 2975.05 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
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Fitch affirms Sri Lanka's HNB at AA-; Outlook stable

Affirmed HNB's outstanding rupee senior unsecured debt at 'AA-(lka)' and outstanding rupee subordinated debt at 'A(lka)'

August 20, 2026 5 min read

Fitch affirms Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank at AA-; Outlook stable

Fitch has affirmed the bank's Sri Lankan rupee subordinated debt at 'A(lka)'.

August 20, 2026 5 min read

Sri Lanka stocks rise midday; Singer Finance plans rights issue

Singer Finance to raise capital through rights issue of up to 76,648,787 voting shares at 39.20 rupees each; 8:29 ratio

August 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down on Wednesday as ASPI dips 0.29-pct

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Richard Pieris, Hayleys , CTC, Hemas

August 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks edge down Wednesday midday, banks lead turnover

August 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close lower on global jitters, profit-taking

Sampath Bank, Dialog, CTC weighed down ASPI

August 18, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks drop 0.20-pct in Tuesday morning trade

Ambeon, Dockyard, Prime Lands boosted ASPI

August 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's SLT Mobitel June quarter profit rises 55-pct to Rs3.53bn

The group recorded basic earnings of 1.96 rupees per share for the three-month period.

August 18, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Hemas enters Kenya with $16.2mn stationery firm acquisition

Subsidiary Atlas Axillia Company, has acquired a majority stake of 75 percent in Twiga Stationers & Printers Limited

August 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's ASPI edges down slightly while blue chips gain

Top positive contributors to the ASPI were Sampath Bank, Dialog, Commercial Bank, Melstacorp

August 17, 2026 1 min read