Notable
Sierra Cables announced a board-approved capital investment plan of 3,229,760 US dollars
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Aitken Spence, Dialog Axiata, Central Finance Company
Under the equal purchase agreement, Arcasia and ATX Partners will each buy 50 percent of the total shares tendered
8 new ordinary voting shares for every 29 existing ordinary voting shares.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, SMB Finance, LOLC Holdings, Vidullanka, and John Keells Holdings
Turnover was 2.77 billion rupees.
Market turnover was 4.9 billion rupees.
In the first half of trading on Thursday.
All offered 60 billion rupees of bills sold.
The market turnover was 5.66 billion rupees.
Market turnover was 2.37 billion rupees.
2025 was a landmark year with strongest underlying performance: PABC Chairman
“After uptick of profit taking coming to banks, there has been an impact on the index”
Hatton National Bank (Rs.453.00), Sampath Bank (Rs.160.00), and Commercial Bank of Ceylon (Rs.234.25) top contributors
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,293.72 | -1.13% |
| CSE All Share | 22,024.18 | -0.60% |
| Turnover Rs | 3232.70 million | 2975.05 million |
| 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 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Rise in expenses offset the increase in revenue in Dec 2025 quarter
Personal expenses cost up 93 percent
Lower finance cost, income from other operations help boost Dec 2025 quarter profits
Other income was down 61-pct in the Dec 2025 quarter compared to the previous year
The market turnover was 8.51 billion rupees.
Hayleys' outstanding senior unsecured debentures were also affirmed at 'AAA(lka)'.
Continuing the sideways momentum seen in the last few days
Offering one new ordinary share for every 18
Lower revenue, higher admin cost drag net profit
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