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Sri Lanka's CAL says data platform to democratize equity markets

AnalytiCAL employs data visualization techniques to present complex financial data in easily understood formats

August 14, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks edge down in mid day trade

All Share Price Index was down 1.46 percent or 168.99 points to 11,427.17

August 14, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s shares close lower on profit taking and selling interest

All Share Price Index was down 0.46 percent or 53.83 points to 11,596.16

August 11, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 319.50/320.50 to the US dollar, bond yields up

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 319.50/320.50 to the US dollar on Friday, dealers said.

August 11, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka’s DFCC Bank to sell Rs10bn GSS+ bond

Proposed issue of Basel III compliant, subordinated, GSS + bond

Dumith Fernando on Sri Lanka stock exchange Board

ECONOMYNEXT – Investment banker and head of Asia Securities Dumith Fernando has been elected as a director of the...

June 28, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan banks lead in March quarter profits

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s banking sector remained the largest contributor to earnings of firms listed on t...

June 28, 2017 2 min read

Hayleys, Seylan Bank, Tokyo Cement in S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has included Hayleys, Seylan Bank and Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka)...

June 14, 2017 7 min read

Sri Lanka stock exchange adds non-voting shares in market cap calculation

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) said it will include non-voting shares, which are listed and trade...

June 6, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's LOLC net sharply up on one off gains

Profits at Sri Lanka's Lanka Orix Leasing Company Plc, which has interests in finance, leisure, and farming rose 320 per...

June 1, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence March net profit doubles to Rs1.2bn

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence PLC said March 2017 quarter group net profit doubled to 1.2 billio...

May 26, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Hayleys March net down 8-pct to Rs1.3bn

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Hayleys group said net profit fell 8 percent to 1.3 billion rupees in the March ...

May 22, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankas' First Capital Holdings return to profit in March quarter

Sri Lanka's First Capital Holdings Plc, which has interests in investment banking and securities trading, reported profi...

May 22, 2017 1 min read

London Stock Exchange wins award for ‘Best Global Exchange Group’

ECONOMYNEXT – London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), which has a support centre in Sri Lanka and uses technology dev...

May 18, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings net up 54-pct in March

Profits at Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings Plc, which has interests in consumer goods, healthcare, logistics and leisure, ros...

May 18, 2017 2 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 332.5018 332.3603
UK Pound 440.0661 440.9424
Euro 367.7137 368.4879
Yen 2.0793 2.0805
Aus Dollar 226.4670 227.4342
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Indian Rupee 3.5357 3.5474
Korean Won 0.2494 0.2492
Oman Rial 863.5962 863.2287
Saudi Riyal 88.5939 88.5586
UAE Dirham 90.5259 90.4874
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 6,293.72 -1.13%
CSE All Share 22,024.18 -0.60%
Turnover Rs 3232.70 million 2975.05 million
Source: CSE
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
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

Ooredoo Maldives in IPO advised by Sri Lanka's NDB Investment Bank

Ooredoo Maldives, the second mobile operator in the Indian Ocean tourist paradise, is seeking at least $43 million in an...

May 16, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka drops capital gains on shares, real estate targeted

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake Sunday confirmed that the government will exempt capital gains on share transactions,...

May 14, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Nestlé unit March net down 32-pct, drought hits demand, nut prices

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan unit of the Nestlé food multinational said March 2017 quarter net profit fell 32%...

May 8, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka activist calls for early disclosure on conflict of interest, related deals

A governance activist has called for immediate disclosure of a deal involving conflicts of interest or related parties b...

May 8, 2017 2 min read

Acuity chief Ray Abeywardena, new Sri Lanka CSE chairman

Ray Abeywardena, managing director of Acuity Partners (Pvt) Ltd has been appointed chairman of Colombo Stock Exchange fr...

May 4, 2017 1 min read

Board changes at Sri Lanka's Dunamis Capital group

Sri Lanka's Dunamis Capital Plc said Eardley Perera has been appointed chairman with the retirement of Manjula Mathews, ...

May 2, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Overseas Realty profits up on forex gains, fair value

Sri Lanka's Overseas Realty Ceylon Plc, owners of the Echelon Towers building in the capital Colombo, said profits rose ...

April 26, 2017 1 min read

Tougher Sri Lanka stock exchange rules on qualified audit opinions

ECONOMYNEXT – Among proposed changes to the Sri Lankan stock exchange’s listing rules are tougher disclosu...

April 19, 2017 2 min read

Retail investors get full allotment in Sri Lanka’s RIL Property IPO

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan retail investors who applied for up to 12,500 or 100,000 rupees worth of shares in the s...

April 19, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares resume rally amid foreign buying

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan stocks resumed their upward momentum on Tuesday amid increased foreign activity after a ...

April 18, 2017 1 min read