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Sri Lanka's shares edge down on the need for more DDR clarity

"Its an overall downtrend contributed with a wait and see approach," Ranatunga said. 

May 16, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares decline on debt restructuring and profit-taking

The top losers of the day were Dialog, Commercial Bank, and LIOC.

May 15, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's HNB Net up 44-pct in March 2023 quarter

In the quarter HNB made provisions of 11.7 billion rupees, down from 13.5 billion rupees.

May 15, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's shares edge down in mid day trade

The main All Share Price Index was down 0.25 percent or 22.29 points to 8,905.45.

May 15, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares post near four-month closing high; telcos lead

COLOMBO, May 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session on Friday to hit their highest close in ...

May 6, 2016 1 min read

SEC slaps cease and desist order on Entrust's stockbroking unit

ECONOMYNEXT - Entrust Capital Markets (Pvt) Ltd, a stockbroking firm, has been ordered not to sign up new clients and ce...

May 6, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares edge up amid foreign inflows

COLOMBO, May 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose slightly on Thursday, hovering near their highest level in about four ...

May 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka stock exchange in investor rights campaign

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange, together with the CFA Society Sri Lanka, has launched a campaign to pro...

May 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares snap five-day winning streak on tax woes

COLOMBO, May 4 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended weaker on Wednesday, snapping five straight sessions of gains, as wor...

May 4, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares post near four-month closing high; John Keells leads

COLOMBO, May 3 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares posted their highest close in nearly four months on Tuesday, led by market ...

May 3, 2016 2 min read

Colombo Stock Exchange to use quarterly earnings for price multiples

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) said it would use quarterly earnings to calculate price multiples ...

May 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares hit over 15-week closing high on IMF loan

COLOMBO, April 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed more than 1 percent up on Friday, trading in high volumes after t...

April 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end higher led by large-caps

COLOMBO, April 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a third straight session on Thursday led by large-caps on posit...

April 28, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares at 15-week closing high; banks lead gains

COLOMBO, April 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session on Wednesday to hit a 15-week closing...

April 27, 2016 2 min read
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US Dollar 332.3603 330.8514
UK Pound 440.9424 438.3450
Euro 368.4879 371.0168
Yen 2.0805 2.0916
Aus Dollar 227.4342 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Indian Rupee 3.5474 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2492 0.2479
Oman Rial 863.2287 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.5586 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.4874 90.0766
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S&P SL20 6,365.57 +0.26%
CSE All Share 22,157.40 +0.56%
Turnover Rs 2975.05 million 1193.67 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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Sri Lanka shares up from near two-week low ahead of cenbank policy

COLOMBO, April 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged up on Tuesday from its near two-week low hit in the previous sessi...

April 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end near 2-week low ahead of cenbank policy

COLOMBO, April 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell to a near two-week low on Monday as cautious investors waited for c...

April 25, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end steady ahead of cbank rate decision

COLOMBO, April 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended flat in dull trade on Friday as investors waited for negotiations ...

April 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end up 2nd straight session

COLOMBO, April 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for the second straight session on Wednesday as investors bought di...

April 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares edge up; eyes on IMF loan deal

COLOMBO, April 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of a...

April 19, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end lower amid foreign fund outflow

COLOMBO, April 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares slipped on Monday from a near 10-week closing high hit in the previous s...

April 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares hit near 10-wk closing high on steps to narrow fiscal gap

COLOMBO, April 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares hit a near 10-week closing high on Friday as an imminent loan deal with ...

April 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares gain over 1.2 pct after IMF statement

COLOMBO, April 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares jumped over 1.2 percent on Tuesday as local investors bought risky asset...

April 12, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to re-impose 0.3-pct share transaction levy from April 15

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange said it will re-impose the share transaction levy at the rate of 0.3 per...

April 12, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares end flat; LOLC helps erase early losses

COLOMBO, April 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Monday, with big gains in Lanka Orix Leasing Company Plc...

April 11, 2016 2 min read