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Colombo Stock Exchange said it plans to allow regulated short selling of stocks subject to some rules.
Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 321.75/322.00 to the US dollar Friday, from Thursday's close at 322.40/50 to the US dollar...
All Share Price Index was up 0.13 percent or 15.28 points to 11,368.93
Government began issuing soft liquor licenses to promote tourism
Accommodating Indian protests,, Sri Lanka has banned research ships for 1 year
Sri Lanka has not executed anybody since 1970
"They will send invitations to all parties in the coming days. The new cabinet must be small."
Protests near Presidential Secretariat in capital Colombo continues for the 21st day
Tourists from Russia and Ukraine have accounted for a quarter of the total arrivals to Sri Lanka
Power cuts up to 3 hours and 20 minutes have been approved for Sri Lanka for April 23
"Opposition should have the spin to form a minority government if president and PM posts are given"
Strong protests have already led 41 MPs to withdraw their support to Rajapaksa government.
Sri Lanka has petrol for 10 days, diesel for 14 days and fuel shipments are coming - Power and Energy Minister
"We are now spending 128 US dollar per barrel of diesel and 121 US dollars for petrol."
"Within another month time, if this does not get solved, we are going for health crisis in the country as well,"
It will help for precise pest diagnosis at country’s entry and exit points.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 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 | - | - |
Technical savvy youth have edited some of the Wikipedia pages of Rajapaksa family members
Restructuring due to foreign currency constraints faced by the country
“There is a constitution. Anyone can say resign,” said Fernando, fielding questions from reporters.
A 13-hour power cuts prevailed last week, but the duration is shortened after Indian fuel shipments arrived in.
The market halted second time with only three minutes trading has taken place.
The shortened trading time comes after the market plunged over 10 percent following public protests
Area people said the person had climbed a power post to protest against the power cuts
Protesters had been demanding Rajapaksa to step down citing he has failed to address the ongoing economic crisis
Margin calls force investors to sell their shares for month-end settling
Sri Lanka has already approached private firms from US, India for renewable energy
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