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Sri Lanka's shares edge up on 16 month high on DDO

All Share Price Index edged up 0.09 percent or 9.29 points to 10,311.25

July 10, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's mid day shares down on profit taking

All Share Price Index was down 0.24 percent or 24.71 points to 10,277.25

July 10, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares close higher on positive macro-economic sentiments

“Retail index investors are moving towards equity indexes as interest rates are reducing."

July 7, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka's shares edge up in mid day trade

All Share Price Index (ASPI) was up 0.29% or 29.67 points t0 10,224.14

July 7, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka stocks close up as US tariff announcement looms

"That may have been why the market was initially down,"

Terry O’Connor appointed CEO of Sri Lanka’s Odel

Kong Leong Chan appointed advisor to chairman; Sid Solanki CEO - Leisure Sector and Group Asset Management.

Anthony Shanil Fernando appointed to Sri Lanka stock exchange

Sri Lanka's stock exchange said Anthony Shanil Fernando, a lawyer has been appointed as a director.

November 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end little changed; turnover slumps

COLOMBO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Friday, hovering near eight-month lows, while turn...

November 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end 8-day losing streak

COLOMBO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares snapped an eight-day falling streak to end slightly higher on Thursday, bu...

November 24, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka bourse disaster recovery test Friday, one hour trading halt

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) said trading will be halted for about an hour on Friday 25th Novem...

November 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares fall for 8th session; tax proposals weigh

COLOMBO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares extended falls to an eighth session on Wednesday, posting their lowest clo...

November 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka hikes capital requirements for stock brokers

Sri Lanka has hiked capital requirements for stock brokers effective from March 01, based on a formula for calculating r...

November 23, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 7th session; tax proposals weigh on market

COLOMBO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares extended their falls into a seventh session on Tuesday, posting their lowe...

November 22, 2016 2 min read

Rising incomes seen lifting Sri Lanka consumer, retail stocks

Sri Lanka’s consumer and retail sector has strong growth prospects, given increasing disposable incomes and chang...

November 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 6th session; tax proposals weigh on mkt

COLOMBO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a sixth straight session on Monday, posting their lowest close in...

November 21, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for fifth straight session; tax proposals weigh

COLOMBO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended for a fifth straight session of declines on Friday, and reached thei...

November 18, 2016 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
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lankan shares hit four-month closing low in thin trade

COLOMBO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares on Thursday ended at their lowest closing level in more than four months, ...

November 17, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka relaxes minimum public float rule

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s capital markets regulator has decided to relax rules for listed companies to mai...

November 17, 2016 7 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 3rd session to over 4-mth closing low

COLOMBO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell to a more than four-month closing low in thin volume on Wednesday as ...

November 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Distilleries group net up 50-pct

Profits at Distilleries Corporation of Sri Lanka, which has interests in alcohol, farming, telecom and insurance rose 50...

November 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit 2-week closing low; budget proposals weigh

COLOMBO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares on Tuesday hit a two-week closing low in thin trade as investor sentiment ...

November 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge down; volume slumps to 32-mth low after budget

COLOMBO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed slightly weaker on Friday while volume slumped to a 32-month low af...

November 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks open slightly higher, bond markets dull ahead of budget

Sri Lanka's stocks opened slightly higher Thursday as Sri Lanka awaited a budget for 2017, later in the day and bond mar...

November 10, 2016 1 min read

Nestlé Sri Lanka unit Sept quarter profit up 4.6-pct

Nestlé Lanka said net profit for the September 2016 quarter rose 4.6% to Rs1.07 billion from a year ago as it faced �...

November 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit more than 1-wk closing low ahead of budget

COLOMBO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares hit a more than one-week closing low on Wednesday as a surprise win for Rep...

November 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Hayleys Sept net profit down 9-pct

Sri Lanka’s Hayleys group said September 2016 quarter net profit fell 9 percent to Rs575 million from a year ago,...

November 9, 2016 1 min read