Notable
Digital Holdings Lanka and Ceylon Hospitals sell stakes
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Tokyo Cement, LOLC Finance, Commercial Bank, Vallibel One, and Sri Lanka Telecom
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Ceylon Cold Stores, Distilleries, Hatton National Bank
Vidullanka will execute the commissioning of a 100-kilowatt (kW) mini hydro facility located at Buca Village in Fiji
The group posted basic earnings per share of 1.28 rupees for the second quarter (Q2)
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, LOLC Holdings, Singer Sri Lanka, and Ceylon Cold Stores
The rating reflects predominantly domestic operations and direct and indirect sovereign exposure,
The group recorded basic earnings of 35.08 rupees per share for the three-month period.
Bottom line remained pressured by a 98 percent increase in the change in insurance contract liabilities
Colombo Stock Exchange indices were trading up on Monday morning
The group recorded basic earnings of 1.10 rupees per share for the three-month period.
Gross loans and advances grew to 2.36 trillion rupees,
Melstacorp, Sampath Bank, Dialog Axiata, Nations Trust Bank and Ceylon Tobacco Company boosted ASPI
The company recorded earnings of 41.07 rupees per share for the three-month period, up from 39.32 rupees
The debentures, priced at 100 rupees each, will be offered in 5- and 7-year tenures.
Sampath Bank, Melstacorp, Nations Trust Bank push ASPI
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| 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 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Performance was driven by an 18 percent rise in net interest income to 24.59 billion rupees
To buy 100 percent of the shares in Continental Insurance Lanka Limited for 5,144,636,012 rupees.
Market turnover was 2.78 billion rupees. Banks led turnover with 1.07 billion rupees.
The group also saw a 4.65 billion rupee impairment reversal during the corresponding quarter in 2025.
However, the bottom line was pressured by a 31 percent increase in net finance costs, which reached 3.64 billion rupees
Sampath Bank reported a profit of 11.03 billion rupees for the June quarter, up 65 percent year-on-year.
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