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Sri Lanka's shares edge up in mid day trade

The main All Share Price Index was up 0.11 percent or 9.37 points to 8,731.43

June 8, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares slip on profit taking and selling pressure

“The market was gaining in the previous sessions and there is selling and profit taking present today."

June 7, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's mid day shares slip

"Investors are seeing some selling pressures through built up confidence as policy rates came down," an analyst said. 

June 7, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares end lower on profit taking

The main All Share Price Index was down 0.37 percent or 32.64 points to 8,733.96

June 6, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka's stock exchange seeks public opinion on listing rule change

To relax the application of the minimum public holding requirement for companies listing via introductions

Sri Lanka SEC suspends stock brokers over securities offenses, front running EPF

Three brokers suspended for three years

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
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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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S&P SL20 6,293.72 -1.13%
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Turnover Rs 3232.70 million 2975.05 million
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6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
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8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
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Sri Lankan shares end little changed; large caps lead losers

COLOMBO, July 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Wednesday as gains led by top conglomerate John K...

July 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's SEC halts payment on controversial Agalawatte deal

Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered a stock broker to halt the payment on a 60 percent stake in A...

July 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end down ahead of govt policy statement

COLOMBO, July 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended weaker on Monday, from their more than three-week closing high hit ...

July 18, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at over 3-week closing high in thin trade

COLOMBO, July 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended higher on Friday at a more than three-week closing high, with heavy...

July 15, 2016 2 min read

Mackwoods battle takes new turn with Sri Lanka's Agalawatte Plantations sale

A battle among shareholders of privately held Mackwoods group took a new turn with the sale of a controlling stake in Ag...

July 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Browns Group buys Agalawatte Plantations

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Browns Group has bought control of Agalawatte Plantations from Mackwoods Group f...

July 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end flat; blue chips down

COLOMBO, July 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Thursday, after it hit a near three-week closing high in ...

July 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Agalawatte Plantations controlling stake traded

A controlling 60.8 percent stake in Agalawatte Plantations Plc, a unit of Sri Lanka privately held Mackwoods group was t...

July 14, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares end slightly higher

COLOMBO, July 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly higher in thin trade on Wednesday, extending gains from th...

July 13, 2016 2 min read

Supun Weerasnghe named group CEO of Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata

Supun Weerasinghe has been named group chief executive Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata, with Hans Wijayasuriya taking on addit...

July 13, 2016 1 min read