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New Chairman for Sri Lanka Telecom

Reyaz Mihular appointed Chairman of SLT

July 20, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's mid day shares up

Sri Lanka's shares edged up in mid day trade on Thursday, on banking counters as debt restructuring fears have eased.

July 20, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares pick up on a 72 week high on DDO

All Share Price Index (ASPI) edged up 1.11 percent or 131.22 points to 10,927.07

July 19, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's shares edge up in mid day trade

All Share Price Index was up 1.11 percent or 120.05 points to 10,916.12

July 19, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka stocks dip due to profit taking, HNB boosts turnover

A crossing on Hatton National Bank non-voting shares boosted the turnover.

Sri Lankan shares end higher; investors pick diversified stocks

COLOMBO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks ended firmer on Friday, moving further away from a near 10-month low, as i...

January 27, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end higher as investors pick large caps

COLOMBO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks recovered from a near-10-month low to end slightly firmer on Thursday as i...

January 26, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings net up 32-pct

Profits at Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings rose 32 percent to 5,149 billion rupees in the December 2016 quarter from a ...

January 26, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit near 10-mth closing low; foreign selling boosts turnover

COLOMBO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks fell for a third straight session on Wednesday to close at their lowest in...

January 25, 2017 2 min read

Asia stocks set to rise on U.S. cues; dollar bounces

HONG KONG, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Asian stocks are set to climb to fresh three-month highs on Wednesday following a stronger...

January 25, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit near 10-mth closing low

COLOMBO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks closed at their lowest in nearly 10 months on Tuesday, dragged down by ban...

January 24, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Perpetual group dumped stocks on the EPF; probe needed: Kabir

Sri Lanka's Perpetual investment group, whose primary dealer arm is under probe for frauds in bond markets, had dumped b...

January 24, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at near 2-week low

COLOMBO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks closed at their lowest in nearly two weeks on Monday led by diversified sh...

January 23, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end higher on foreign buying

January 20, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares little changed; rising rates weigh

COLOMBO, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks closed slightly weaker on Wednesday, falling for a third straight session,...

January 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
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
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lankan shares end lower; heavyweights down

COLOMBO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks closed lower on Tuesday for a second straight session as investor sentimen...

January 17, 2017 2 min read

Can the 'Trump put' hold?

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Equity markets have moved from depending for support on the "Fed put" to banking on a "Trump put" of ...

James Saft
January 17, 2017 4 min read

Asia stocks and pound sag, May speech awaited for Brexit stance

TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Asian stocks and the pound sagged on Tuesday ahead of a speech by British Prime Minister There...

January 17, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end lower on rising rates

COLOMBO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks closed lower on Monday as investors sold financials after rising yields in...

January 16, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at over 1-wk high amid EU trade concession news

COLOMBO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended at their highest in over a week led by market heavyweight John Keell...

January 11, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end marginally lower; T-bill yields hit 4-mth high

COLOMBO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares erased early gains to end marginally lower on Tuesday as yields on short-t...

January 10, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan rupee marginally up on dollar sales

The Sri Lankan rupee traded slightly firmer on Tuesday as foreign banks sold dollars, but dealers expect the strength to...

January 10, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end flat as policy uncertainty continues to weigh

COLOMBO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares were little changed on Monday after hitting a nine-month low last week as u...

January 9, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise on bargain hunting, snap 5-day losing streak

COLOMBO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged higher on Friday, ending a five-day losing streak and recovering from...

January 6, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares fall; foreign selling inches close to 1 bln rupees

COLOMBO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a fifth straight session and ended in a nine-month low on Thursday...

January 5, 2017 2 min read