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Professor Ajith Medis has extensive experience in academia, financial services, business strategy, and management.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Commercial Bank, Sri Lanka Telecom, and Sampath Bank
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Carson Cumberbatch, Distilleries, Commercial Bank, LOLC Holdings, and LOLC
Deshal de Mel to become Senior Independent Director (Senior Director) with effect from October 30
The group posted basic earnings per share of Rs. 0.74 for the second quarter (Q2), compared to Rs. 0.41 a year earlier.
Softlogic Finance proposes 5-for-12 rights issue at 2.50 rupees per share to raise 1.00 billion rupees
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.
| 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 | - | - |
The disposal of 95,390,500 shares, which were the Singaporean company’s entire stake, amounted to 29.99 percent of Com...
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The goal is to encourage visitors to stay longer in the capital, potentially generating over Rs30bn in economic activity
Market turnover reached a 2026 high of 12.24 billion rupees.
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