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Sri Lanka's shares edge up in mid day trade

Sri Lanka's shares edged up in mid day trade on Wednesday.

May 3, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Expolanka net down 96.2-pct due to exchange losses

A slowdown in global trade was visible particularly in our key North America trade lane,

May 2, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's top telco Dialog merges with India's Airtel on operations 

Dialog incurred a loss in the last financial year.

May 2, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit four-month low on poor earnings and debt restructuring fears

All Share Price Index (ASPI) plunged down 3.03% or 271.75 to 8,711.46, lowest since January 20.

May 2, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka's Capital Alliance Holdings IPO 15 times oversubscribed

Capital Alliance Plc sought only 1.5 billion rupees from the IPO

Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon issue of 5-year, 11.25-pct bonds oversubscribed

Total amount subscribed 20,434,800,000

Sri Lankan shares rise; index breaches key 6,000 mark

COLOMBO, March 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares gained for a second straight session on Friday as investors bought beate...

March 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares rise most in 11 months on bargain hunting

COLOMBO, March 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose 1.5 percent on Thursday, posting their biggest one-day percentage g...

March 10, 2016 2 min read

LSE to shift support centre to Sri Lanka from Bangalore

ECONOMYNEXT – The London Stock Exchange will shift its support centre in Bangalore, India to Sri Lanka, Ranjith F...

March 10, 2016 1 min read

Not enough women in Sri Lankan boardrooms

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka still does not have enough women on company boards of directors despite their high level ...

March 10, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares hit near 27-month low on tax changes

COLOMBO, March 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell more than 2 percent on Wednesday, hitting their lowest level in abou...

March 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares slump to near 2-year low on tax woes

COLOMBO, March 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell more than 2 percent on Tuesday, marking their lowest close in nearly...

March 8, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka share index crashes below 6,000 point mark

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s benchmark share index crashed below the 6,000 point mark Tuesday with investors ...

March 8, 2016 1 min read

Beauty products sales strong at Sri Lanka’s Sunshine group pharmacies

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Sunshine Holdings says strong sales of beauty products at its Healthguard pharma...

March 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end weaker; rising rates weigh

COLOMBO, March 4 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged down for a fifth straight session on Friday to a near 2-yr low in t...

March 4, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end weaker for fourth day; John Keells leads

COLOMBO, March 3 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday to a near 23-month low, le...

March 3, 2016 2 min read
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Latest Last
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
Latest Last
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
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
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 Lanka bourse launches multilingual web portal for investors

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has launched a multilingual web portal to educate investors on the...

Rohan Gunasekera
March 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan shares close lower for 3rd day on firms' ratings downgrade

COLOMBO, March 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session on Wednesday as a downgrade by Fitch Ra...

March 2, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares close near 2-yr lows on ratings downgrade

COLOMBO, March 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell more than 1.2 percent to close at its lowest in nearly two years in ...

March 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares end at 22-month low; rising rates weigh

COLOMBO, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell to 22-month lows on Monday on low volume as rising market interest ra...

February 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka feed mill profits soar amid strong demand for chicken

ECONOMYNEXT - Strong demand for chicken and eggs and farmers shifting from self-mixed to feed helped boost profits 300 ...

February 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 3rd day as investors shun risky assets

COLOMBO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session on Thursday to a 22-month closing low, a...

February 25, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end lower as investors shun risky assets

COLOMBO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged down for a second straight session on Wednesday, hovering near a 22-...

February 24, 2016 2 min read

Nestlé Lanka December net up 4.2-pct, malted drinks market share grows

ECONOMYNEXT - Nestlé Lanka, the Sri Lankan unit of the Swiss food multinational, said December 2015 quarter net profi...

February 24, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shares close lower on rate hike, global woes

COLOMBO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, led by large caps, as investors shunned risky ass...

February 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shares fall for 9th session; further weakening seen

COLOMBO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a ninth straight session on Thursday to their lowest close in nea...

February 18, 2016 1 min read