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Sri Lanka's mid day shares edge down

All Share Price Index was down 0.11 percent or 13.03 points to 11,636.96

August 11, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s shares close higher on assumptions of economic stabilization

All Share Price Index was down 0.15 percent or 18.02 points to 11,649.99

August 10, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's stocks edge up in mid day trade

Sri Lanka's shares edge up in mid day trade on Thursday, Colombo Stock Exchange data showed.

August 10, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares close lower after eight sessions on profit taking

Sri Lanka shares close down on Wednesday after profit taking spurred the market, an analyst said. 

August 9, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka's DFCC Bank to sell Rs3bn blue bond

The issuance will comprise two categories of bonds;

Sri Lanka stocks close up driven by capital goods and banks

The S&P SL20 was weighted down largely by John Keells Holdings

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
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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
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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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Sri Lanka stock exchange to change rules on financial statements

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s stock exchange has proposed changes to its listing rules to cover additional req...

April 17, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka stock exchange invites public comments on new rules

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s stock exchange has called for public comments on changes to its listing rules ai...

April 12, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka stock exchange invites tips on market manipulation

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s stock exchange has set up a page on its website inviting tips and information on...

April 7, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s RIL Property IPO draws Rs1.26bn worth applications

ECONOMYNEXT – A share issue by RIL Property Limited (RIL), the owner and operator of commercial office space in t...

April 7, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's RIL Property IPO oversubscribed on opening day

ECONOMYNEXT – A share issue by RIL Property Limited (RIL), the owner and operator of commercial office space in t...

April 4, 2017 2 min read

Japanese PE group buys stake in Sri Lanka’s Sunshine Holdings

ECONOMYNEXT - SBI Ven Holdings Pte Ltd., investment holding company that is part of Japan’s SBI Holdings, Inc. pr...

March 31, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise for 3rd session on foreign buying, window dressing

COLOMBO, March 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a third straight session on Thursday, closing at their highest ...

March 30, 2017 2 min read

Nestlé’s Sri Lanka unit gains on bourse ahead of financial year-end

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan stock market players on Thursday pushed up the price of the local unit of food multinati...

March 30, 2017 1 min read

NDB Capital Holdings to invest in Sri Lanka’s RIL Property IPO

ECONOMYNEXT – NDB Capital Holdings Limited (NCAP) will take up part of the Initial Public Offering of RIL Propert...

March 30, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise for second day on foreign investor buying

COLOMBO, March 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session on Wednesday, posting their highest c...

March 29, 2017 1 min read