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Sri Lanka Seylan bank Net up 5.8-pct in March quarter

Trading gains fell 101.13 percent to 40 million rupees from the same quarter last year.

May 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares plunge in mid day trade on earnings reports

The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) plunged 2.48 percent or 222.77 points to 8,760.44

May 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's shares fell to near three months low on weak macroeconomic sentiments

The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell 0.32 percent or 29.19 points to 8983.21.

April 28, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka's shares edge down in mid day trade on debt restructuring stance

The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell 0.53 percent or 48.18 points to 8,964.22.

April 28, 2023 2 min read
US-China tariff truce continues to boost Sri Lanka stocks

Market rallied for the third session with interest surging on bank and big-cap shares after tariff truce

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
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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
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
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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 Lankan shares fall for seventh straight session

COLOMBO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended lower for the seventh straight session on Tuesday as rising domestic...

February 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Guardian Capital invests in Singapore tech firm

ECONOMYNEXT – Guardian Capital Partners has invested in a Singaporean technology firm run by Sri Lankan entrepren...

February 16, 2016 1 min read

Risk-based capital adequacy requirement for Sri Lankan stockbrokers

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) said it will introduce a risk-based Capital Adequacy Requirement t...

February 16, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end lower on rising rates, economic worries

COLOMBO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged down for the sixth straight session on Monday to close at a more-tha...

February 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Expolanka December net down, ventures into contract logistics

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Expolanka Holdings net profit fell five percent to 345 million rupees in the Dec...

February 15, 2016 1 min read

FMCG, healthcare businesses bolster Sri Lanka’s Hemas profit

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings PLC said net profit more than doubled in the December 2015 quarter from ...

February 15, 2016 2 min read

Wily Ashwin spins India to series victory against Sri Lanka

Feb 14 (Reuters) - India gave themselves a boost before next month's Twenty20 World Cup at home as Ravichandran Ashwin g...

February 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence December net down 26.7-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence December 2015 quarter net profit fell 26.7 percent to 637 million ...

February 13, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka regulator orders audit of Blue Diamonds Jewellery over fraud complaint

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s capital markets regulator has appointed Ernst & Young to audit the accounts of B...

February 12, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan stocks end lower on global woes, rising rates

COLOMBO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged down for the fifth straight session on Friday to close at a more tha...

February 12, 2016 2 min read
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