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Sri Lanka's shares gain on crossings

All Share Price Index was up 0.12 percent or 11.18 points to 9,306

June 22, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares gain on an ease of fears to DDR and DDO

All Share Price Index was up 1.48 percent or 112.89 points to 9,272.42

June 21, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka's shares edge up in mid day trade

Sri Lanka's shares edge up in mid day trade, Colombo Stock Exchange, ASPI was up 1.23 percent or 112.89 points to 9,272

June 21, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares close lower on profit taking from banking counters

All Share Price Index was down 0.24 percent or 21.69 points to 9,159.53

June 20, 2023 4 min read
Stasshani Jayawardena pays tribute to father after taking up reigns of Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence

I step into the role of Chairperson with a profound respect for the 156-year legacy of the Group

Sri Lanka stocks recover, pushed by diversified conglomerates, banks

Turnover was 2.5 billion rupees in the session,

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
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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 post over 6-wk closing low on VAT hike concern

COLOMBO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares posted their lowest closing level in more than six weeks on Thursday, as ...

September 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge down on VAT hike concern

COLOMBO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed marginally lower on Wednesday, posting their lowest closing level ...

September 14, 2016 1 min read

Dialog Sri Lanka 30-pct sell down not fnalized: Axiata

Axiata group said it was looking to 'optimise its balance sheet', following a report that the Malyasian telecom group wa...

September 14, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end higher; blue-chips lead

COLOMBO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's benchmark index edged up on Tuesday to recover from a seven-week closing low hi...

September 13, 2016 2 min read

Nations Lanka Equities bought by Asanga Seneviratne

Nations Lanka Finance Plc said a 58.56 percent stake in a stockbroking company it holds will be sold to Asanga Senevirat...

September 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka state agency to acquire listed company land

Sri Lanka's Urban Development Authority, a state agency, has acquired land belonging to Cargo Board Development Company,...

September 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end down, dragged by large caps

COLOMBO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's benchmark index fell for the third straight session on Friday, dragged down by l...

September 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit more than 1-mth closing low; large caps down

COLOMBO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's benchmark index hit a more-than-one-month closing low on Thursday, dragged down ...

September 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall to near one-month low

Sri Lanka's benchmark index ended lower in lean trading on Wednesday, dragged by blue chips to a near one-month closing ...

September 7, 2016 2 min read

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka shareholders back Melstacorp share swap

More than 99 percent of the shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting had voted to swap shares of Distilleries Co...

September 6, 2016 1 min read