An Echelon Media Company
Friday November 13th, 2026
Stocks & Companies

Sri Lanka's shares jump in mid day trade on banking and tourism

All Share Price Index was up 1.15 percent or 131.62 points to 11,578.45

August 3, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's stocks edge up on a 18 month high on banking and tourism sectors

All Share Price Index was up 0.53 percent or 60.11 points to 11,446.83

August 2, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's shares edge up in mid day trade

All Share Price Index was up 0.40 percent or 45.91 points to 11,432.63

August 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger at Rs314/318 to US dollar

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted stronger at 314/318 rupees to the US dollar

August 2, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka WindForce-Vidullanka 10MW solar plant completed

10 MW Sooryashakthi Solar Power Project in Sri Lanka's eastern Batticaloa region,

Sri Lanka stocks rise 0.26-pct, pushed by capital goods

Turnover increased to 6.1 billion rupees

Sri Lankan shares recover from 1-yr low on foreign bargain-hunting

COLOMBO, March 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged up on Friday from a one-year closing low hit in the previous sessi...

March 17, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit 1-yr closing low on rate hike concerns

COLOMBO, March 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares hit a one-year closing low on Thursday, falling for an eighth straight s...

March 16, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 7th session

Sri Lankan shares fell for a seventh straight session on Wednesday to a near one-year closing low as expectations of a p...

March 15, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka corporate earnings growth slows to 8.1-pct in Dec quarter

ECONOMYNEXT – Earnings growth of Sri Lankan listed companies slowed in the fourth quarter of 2016 from the previo...

March 13, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit 5-wk closing low on rate hike fears

COLOMBO, March 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares hit a five-week closing low on Monday on worries that the country's Cent...

March 13, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares close at one-month low; telcoms lead

COLOMBO, March 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares on Friday hit their lowest close in more than a month, dragged down by t...

March 10, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for third straight session; John Keells down

COLOMBO, March 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session on Thursday, posting their lowest close...

March 9, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka businessmen Nimal Perera to build own businesses: report

Nimal Perera, who quit several companies controlled by businessman Dhammika Perera this week, wants to build his own bus...

March 9, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares post 1-month closing low; foreign investors extend buying

COLOMBO, March 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell to their lowest close in one month on Wednesday, led by financial an...

March 8, 2017 1 min read

Nimal Perera resigns from key firms controlled by Dhammika Perera

Nimal Perera, a prominent figure in the Vallibel group of business tycoon Dhammika Perera has resigned suddenly from sev...

March 8, 2017 1 min read
Morning Briefing Gain clarity on the biggest stories of the day with our daily newsletter, Morning Briefing
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
Latest Last
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
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lankan shares ease; interest rate concerns weigh

COLOMBO, March 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly weaker on Tuesday, with financial and manufacturing stocks...

March 7, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge up; beverage, telecoms lead

COLOMBO, March 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed slightly firmer on Monday, after posting a more than three-week cl...

March 6, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka stock exchange ready to sell SOE stakes

Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange has introduced a facility to sell large stakes in companies as single blocks which ca...

March 5, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge up on foreign investor buying

COLOMBO, March 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed marginally higher on Thursday after posting a near three-week clos...

March 2, 2017 1 min read

Norway's Norges Bank fund invests US$65mn in Sri Lanka stocks

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), a sovereign wealth fund in Norway has invested 65 million US dollars in Sri La...

March 2, 2017 2 min read

Better capital allocation with integrated stock markets, Sri Lanka forum told

The integration of South Asian stock markets was discussed at a forum in Sri Lanka whose regulator said more interconnec...

March 2, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lankan shares post near 3-wk closing low in dull trade

Sri Lankan shares fell on Wednesday to their lowest close in nearly three weeks as concerns about rising interest rates ...

March 1, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge up; turnover rises to 12-wk high

COLOMBO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly stronger on Tuesday after posting their lowest close in mor...

February 28, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit 2-1/2-week closing low; block deals boost turnover

COLOMBO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on Monday to hit their lowest close in more than two weeks as investo...

February 27, 2017 1 min read

Warren Buffett on immigration, market economy, stock buybacks

Highlights from billionaire Warren Buffett's annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday: ON IMMIGR...

February 26, 2017 4 min read