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Sri Lanka's shares close higher on crossings

Crossings were seen in Teejay and John Keells Holdings.

June 23, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares edge up in mid day trade

Sri Lanka's shares edged up in mid day trade on Friday, Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) data showed. 

June 23, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares close at a two months high

The main All Share Price Index was up 0.13 percent or 12.47 points to 9,307.87

June 22, 2023 2 min read

CSE to conduct a full day of trading from the Disaster Recovery site

During the trading hours activities and Central Depository Services (CDS) operations will be switched over to the site.

June 22, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka’s Resus Energy launches Rs1bn green bond for renewable expansion

The issue comprises two types of green bonds with 11.55%, 11.75% annual coupon rates

Sri Lanka stocks tumble 1.89-pct as Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices rose after the US attacked Iran on Sunday.

Sri Lankan shares end higher; trading volume slumps to near 3-wk low

COLOMBO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks edged up on Friday, after two successive sessions of losses, but the tradin...

October 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka regulators get US training on fighting capital markets fraud

ECONOMYNEXT – The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) has trained Sri Lankan and regional m...

October 7, 2016 2 min read

Sterling plunges nearly 10 percent before recouping some losses; stocks slip

Sterling recouped some losses after plunging to a three-decade low in early Asian trade on Friday as a break of key tech...

October 7, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lankan shares end lower on profit-taking

COLOMBO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks ended down on Wednesday from their highest level in six weeks, hit in the p...

October 5, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end up on Commercial Credit stake sale

COLOMBO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks closed at their highest level in six weeks on Tuesday, led by record gains ...

October 4, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Commercial Credit soars after premium deal with Thai firm

Sri Lanka's Commercial Credit and Finance soared over 30 percent in morning trade Tuesday after a Thailand based group a...

October 4, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at over 5-week closing high

COLOMBO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks ended up for a fifth straight session to post a more-than-five-week closing...

October 3, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end higher; blue chips lead

COLOMBO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks posted a fourth straight session of gains on Friday to end at a near one-...

September 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Agalawatte Plantations accounts to be re-audited

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s accounting standards body has order Agalawatte Plantations to get its financial ...

September 30, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at near one-month closing high

COLOMBO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks on Thursday posted a third straight session of gains to end at a near one...

September 29, 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
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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
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lankan shares post 3-wk closing high as banks gain on rate decision

COLOMBO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks closed higher on Wednesday, hitting a more than three-week closing high, ...

September 28, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Distilleries on negative credit watch

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it has placed Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC's National Long-Term Rating ...

September 28, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at 2-week closing high; blue chips lead

Sri Lankan stocks ended slightly firmer on Tuesday to a two-week closing high led by blue chips, amid foreign outflows a...

September 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end flat amid foreign outflows

COLOMBO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks ended steady on Monday, as gains in financial shares were offset by losse...

September 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares up for third straight session on blue chips

COLOMBO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks edged up for a third straight session on Friday posting a more than one w...

September 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise on blue chips; foreign outflow hits 7-mth high

COLOMBO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan stocks hit a one-week closing high on Thursday, led by bluechips, as investors p...

September 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares recover after four sessions of losses

COLOMBO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged up on Wednesday following four straight sessions of losses, as inve...

September 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 4th straight session

COLOMBO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a fourth straight session on Tuesday, led by large caps, as sell...

September 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit 7-wk closing low; Distilleries down

COLOMBO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session on Monday to post their lowest closing ...

September 19, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Textured Jersey officials meet fund managers in US

Senior executives from Textured Jersey Plc, a fabric maker based in Sri Lanka are meeting international investment funds...

September 16, 2016 1 min read