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Friday November 13th, 2026
Stocks & Companies

Sri Lanka stocks open higher on Friday morning

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Haycarb, Melstacorp, Hayleys, Commercial Bank and HNB

September 18, 2026 1 min read

Stocks down on Thursday, capital goods lead turnover

September 17, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks edge up; DFCC debenture issue over-subscribed

Positive contributors to the ASPI were John Keells Holdings, RIL Property, Hemas Holdings, Citizens Development Business

September 17, 2026 1 min read

Stocks down on Wednesday closing, food and beverage leads turnover

September 16, 2026 1 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

Sri Lanka stocks close up, JXG leads turnover on debut

Market turnover stood at 4.19 billion rupees.

April 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hela Apparel sells Focus Brands UK to Emerald Investments for $8mn

The shares were held by Hela's wholly owned subsidiary Hela Brands Limited (Mauritius).

April 29, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks up in midday trade, amidst some volatility

Market turnover was 2.2 billion rupees.

April 29, 2026 1 min read

Singer Sri Lanka buys ACME factory for Rs630mn

Entered into a sale and purchase agreement with ACME Printing and Packaging to buy its factory in Piliyandala

April 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close flat, JXG to start trading

Market turnover was 3 billion rupees

April 28, 2026 1 min read

Sampath Bank’s Rs10bn green bond assigned ‘A(lka)’ rating by Fitch

The proposed bonds, which will mature in five and seven years, will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

April 28, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka stocks gain midday, as ACL Cables, capital goods push turnover

National Development Bank said its Independent Non-Executive Director, Shanil Fernando, had resigned

April 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up, boosted by retail activity

Market turnover was 2.97 billion rupees.

April 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's WindForce to get $18mn loan from IFC

To finance Siyambalanduwa solar project and battery energy storage projects

April 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks open up, Browns Beach prepares for delisting

Market turnover was 799 million rupees.

April 27, 2026 1 min read
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US Dollar 332.5018 332.3603
UK Pound 440.0661 440.9424
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6-m bill 7.91 8.26
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Sri Lanka's Janashakthi clarifies preferential share allotment

JXG’s IPO subject to criticism over 243mn shares of 500mn being preferentially allotted to strategic investors

April 25, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka's NDB appoints KPMG external auditor for 2026, replacing EY

A Rs.13.2 billion fraud that had taken place within the bank.

April 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks end the week flat

Market turnover was 2.068 billion rupees.

April 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks flat midday, S&P SL20 edges up

Ceylinco Holdings reported a profit of 10.4 billion for 2025

April 24, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close down on selling pressure

Turnover was 2.82 billion rupees.

April 23, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks decline in midday trade, Ambeon plans share split

Proposed sub-division will see ordinary voting share will be sub-divided into four

April 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi allocates 243mn shares on preferential basis in oversubscribed IPO

The offer consisted of 500,000,000 new ordinary voting shares priced at 10 rupees each,

April 23, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close flat, insurance sector leads turnover

Market turnover was 5.25 billion rupees.

April 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks trend up following Trump ceasefire announcement

Market turnover was 2.15 billion rupees.

April 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up, as investors await US-Iran deal outcome

Turnover was 3.56 billion rupees.

April 21, 2026 1 min read