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SLT shares down after privatization statement

SLT shares down by 7.8 percent after the privatization statement.

June 9, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares up in mid day trade

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

June 9, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Peoples' Leasing to buy 33-pct of First Capital

People's Leasing will pay 37.10 rupees for a share of First Capital Holdings.

June 9, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares close higher on favorable macroeconomic prospects

The main All Share Price Index was up 0.52 percent or 45.28 points to 8,767.34.

June 8, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka LOLC Finance makes share buy back offer

LOLC Finance is offering to buy a share at 6 rupees each.

Sri Lanka's Hayleys group net down 32-pct in June

Profits at Sri Lanka's Hayleys group, which has interests in export manufacturing, construction, agriculture constructio...

August 10, 2016 1 min read

Agalawatte Plantations say shareholders of parent approved sale

Agalawatte Plantations Plc says the sale of a controlling 60.8 percent stake to Browns Power Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, which r...

August 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end lower; slip from more than 7-wk closing high

COLOMBO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly weaker in dull trade on Monday, slipping from their more tha...

August 8, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at over 7-week closing high on foreign buying

Sri Lankan shares gained on Friday to a more than seven-week closing high on foreign buying, and as investors bought blu...

August 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise as investors pick blue chips; rupee steady

Sri Lankan shares rose on Friday, hovering near a seven-week high hit earlier this week, as investors bought blue chips ...

August 5, 2016 2 min read

Japan's SBI to buy 25-pct of Sri Lanka stockbroker

Japan-based SBI group has inked a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in First Guardian Equities, a stockbroker licensed to d...

August 5, 2016 1 min read

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka share swap gets court nod

Courts have granted permission to seek shareholder approval for a plan to swap stock of Distilleries Corporation of Sri ...

August 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares up; rate hike boosts sentiment on economy

Sri Lankan shares notched up a fifth session of gains to close at their highest in more than seven weeks on Wednesday, o...

August 3, 2016 2 min read

Melstacorp to be holding Co, of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka; both firms listed

In a complex share swap, Distilleries Corporation of Sri Lanka is expected to be made a subsidiary of Melstacorp, which ...

August 1, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka to allow low-tax imports for flood hit beer firm: report

Sri Lanka will allow Lion Brewery franchise holder or Carlsberg in the country and Lion Beer imports at lower duty, foll...

August 1, 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
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
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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 Lanka Softlogic group eyes expansion in existing businesses

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Softlogic group, with sales of Rs57 billion, has said it aims to double in size ...

July 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares steady; seen falling after rate hike

COLOMBO, July 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady in thin trade on Friday, though cautious investors fear the ...

July 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares edge up ahead of policy rates announcement

COLOMBO, July 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer on Thursday, snapping three sessions of losses as i...

July 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end lower; John Keells, Ceylon Tobacco fall

COLOMBO, July 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly lower on Wednesday as investors sold blue-chips such as Jo...

July 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit two-week closing low; turnover down

Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest in two weeks on Tuesday as investors sold blue-chips such as John Keells Holdin...

July 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end down; turnover slumps

COLOMBO, July 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on Monday as investors sold large-cap shares like Ceylon Tobacco Com...

July 25, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at one-month closing high

COLOMBO, July 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session on Friday and posted its highest close...

July 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Land Rover agency to seek listing

SML Frontier Automotive (Private) Limited, which holds the agency for Land Rover in Sri Lanka is planning a stock exchan...

July 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares steady; led by large-cap consumer stocks

COLOMBO, July 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Thursday as gains helped by foreign buying and le...

July 21, 2016 2 min read

Nimal Perera sells stake in Sri Lanka’s Kalamazoo

ECONOMYNEXT - High net-worth investor Nimal Perera sold his controlling stake in Kalamazoo Systems to Renuka Holdings fo...

July 20, 2016 1 min read