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Sri Lanka's shares down in mid day trade

All Share Price Index was down 0.02 percent or 1.58 points to 9,179.64

June 20, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares closes lower on profit taking

"The positive week in the market stimulated some selling interest and profit taking," an analyst said. 

June 19, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka's shares down in mid day trade

The main All Share Price Index was down 0.67 percent or 62.39 points to 9,186.17

June 19, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Agalwatte plants 2,600ha of rubber after Damro takeover

Damro group is a consumer durables retailer and also a producer and exporter of furniture.

June 18, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka stocks fall 1.48-pct as US wavers on brink of war

Turnover declined to 3.3 million rupees.

Lankem Ceylon to raise Rs1.2bn from rights issue

A subdivision of shares will follow if the proposed rights issue is fully subscribed,

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
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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
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Indian Rupee 3.5357 3.5474
Korean Won 0.2494 0.2492
Oman Rial 863.5962 863.2287
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UAE Dirham 90.5259 90.4874
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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
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
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Sri Lankan shares end steady; heavyweight John Keells down

Sri Lankan shares ended steady in thin trade on Tuesday, hovering near a more than three-week closing low hit in the pre...

September 6, 2016 1 min read

Mobitel to buy Sri Lanka medical dotcom amid competition from rival

Mobitel, a unit of publicly traded Sri Lanka Telecom, is offering to buy Echannelling.com, a firm that pioneered online ...

September 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end lower; turnover slumps

Sri Lankan shares ended down on Monday, while turnover slumped to its lowest in six weeks as investors stayed on the sid...

September 6, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks close steady; foreign buying boosts turnover

COLOMBO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Friday, with falls in hotels and travel companies offsetti...

September 2, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks recover from over 2-wk closing low on FII buying

COLOMBO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose marginally on Thursday in lean trade, recovering from a more than two...

September 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks close steady ahead of cenbank policy meeting

COLOMBO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Tuesday as investors awaited directions from a key central...

August 30, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end lower on profit-taking

COLOMBO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell in moderate volume for a second straight session on Monday as investo...

August 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end at 2-wk low;, diesel duty hike hurts

COLOMBO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended at a two-week low on Friday in moderate volume as investors booked p...

August 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end steady; turnover moderate

COLOMBO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Thursday in moderate trading volume as local buying booste...

August 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's LVL Energy Fund eyes Rs900mn from IPO

Sri Lanka based LVL Energy Fund (LEF), a unit of publicly traded Lanka Ventures Plc which invests in power generation, i...

August 25, 2016 1 min read