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Sri Lanka's stocks close higher on banking and diversified financials

All Share Price Index (ASPI) edged up 0.63 percent or 68.08 points to 10,796.07

July 18, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares edge up in mid day trade

(ASPI) was up 0.14 percent or 14.52 points to 10,742.51

July 18, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares close on a 16 month high on the banking sector

(ASPI) edged up 1.61 percent or 147.09 points to 10,742.11,

July 17, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka bonds close down, rupee 322.00/324.00 to dollar

US dollar closed at 322.00/324.00 rupees.

July 17, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank Rs15bn debenture gets Rs23bn in subscriptions

The bank had received 158 applications totaling 23,882,010,000, it said.

Sri Lanka stocks extend gain amid positive Trump tariff expections

Financials and diversified groups move up

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
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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
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka shares end near 9-mth low; foreign selling in Keells weighs

COLOMBO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, to end at a near nine-mont...

January 4, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Lamurep seeks control of Sunshine Holdings at Rs47.50 a share

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Lamurep Investments Ltd. has made a voluntary offer to buy the remaining shares ...

January 2, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall as Keells draws selling

COLOMBO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on the first trading day of 2017 as investors sold market heavyweight ...

January 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall about 10 pct in 2016

Sri Lankan shares fell on Friday, posting a yearly decline of about 10 percent, in thin trade due to year-end holidays, ...

December 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Melstacorp plans to boost, non-beverage sectors

Sri Lanka's Melstacorp Limited, a diversified group which controls Sri Lanka's largest hard alcohol maker said it is pla...

December 30, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise nearly 0.5 pct in high turnover

COLOMBO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed about half a percent higher on Wednesday, recovering from a more th...

December 28, 2016 1 min read

Japanese investor whose stock purchase was reversed meets PM: report

A Japanese investor whose purchase of shares of Seylan Bank from a state-run lender was reversed had met Prime Minister ...

December 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit more than 8-mth closing low; turnover slumps

COLOMBO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at their weakest in more than eight months in typical year-end holi...

December 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise after eight sessions of falls in thin trade

COLOMBO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged up on Friday, snapping eight straight sessions of falls and moving a...

December 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 8th straight session in thin trade

COLOMBO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for an eighth straight session on Thursday, closing at their lowest i...

December 22, 2016 1 min read