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Sri Lanka shares end higher

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, aided by gains in IT and financials stocks. The CSE All Share...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

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Sri Lankan shares end higher

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, aided mainly by gains in consumer staples and industrial ...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am

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Sri Lankan shares end higher

BENGALURU: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, aided by gains in real estate and healthcare stocks. The CSE...

Published 23 Nov, 2024 06:19am

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Sri Lankan shares end higher

BENGALURU: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, aided by gains in communication services and consumer staples...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

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Sri Lanka shares end lower

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, hurt by industrials and communication services stocks. The CSE...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

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Sri Lanka shares end lower as utilities, energy slip

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Friday, dragged by utilities and energy stocks. The CSE All-Share index...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

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Sri Lanka shares end lower

BENGALURU: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Thursday, dragged by losses in communication services stocks. The CSE...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:11am

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Sri Lanka aims to halve debt servicing costs, central bank chief says

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is committed to achieving debt sustainability at the earliest and aims to halve the servicing...

Published 07 May, 2024 02:41pm

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Sri Lanka shares end higher as consumer staples, industrials rise

Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Monday, aided by consumer staples and industrials stocks. The CSE All-Share index...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:54pm

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Sri Lankan shares end higher

BENGALURU: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, driven by gains in financial and industrial stocks. The CSE...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

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Sri Lankan shares end lower

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, dragged down by the financial and industrial sectors. The CSE...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

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Sri Lankan shares snap three-week winning streak

Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Friday to snap a three-week winning streak, dragged down by weakness in consumers...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 04:50pm

World

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka seeking $3bn under IMF Extended Fund Facility

A $3 billion deal would represent almost four times the country’s quota with the IMF

Published 01 Jun, 2022 06:57pm

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Sri Lanka shares end lower as financials weigh

Sri Lankan shares closed lower for the sixth straight session on Tuesday, dragged down by financial stocks, as the...

Published 31 May, 2022 05:55pm

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Sri Lanka appoints nine new cabinet members

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka appointed nine new cabinet members on Friday, among them ministers for the critical portfolios of...

Published 20 May, 2022 12:24pm

World

Sri Lanka needs $75 million in next few days for essential imports: PM

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s prime minister said on Monday the country needed to secure $75 million in foreign exchange in...

Published 16 May, 2022 07:52pm

World

Sri Lanka finance minister says India, World Bank consider further $2bn credit line

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s finance minister said on Friday India and the World Bank are considering extending about $2...

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 05:35pm

World

Sri Lanka calls for restructure of $1bn debt and stability

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka must look at restructuring a $1 billion sovereign debt due for payment in July, the outgoing...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 07:42pm

World

Sri Lanka suffers long power cuts as currency shortage makes fuel scarce

COLOMBO: Businesses and households in Sri Lanka faced 10-hour-long power cuts on Wednesday as a deepening economic...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:41pm

World

Sri Lanka govt panel says international financial assistance needed

COLOMBO: A Sri Lanka government-appointed committee on Monday said the crisis-hit country’s central bank and finance...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 09:05pm

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Sri Lanka cancels school exams over paper shortage

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with...

Published 19 Mar, 2022 03:07pm

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Sri Lanka to pay 20 rupees per dollar incentive to boost remittances

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka will pay an extra 20 rupees for every dollar sent by migrant workers ahead of its new year...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 07:41pm

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Sri Lankan shares end at record high as industrials gain

The CSE All-Share index settled 0.46% higher at 9,671 points, after scaling an all-time high of 9,687.95 points earlier in the day

Published 07 Oct, 2021 06:37pm

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Sri Lankan shares end at record high as financials gain

The CSE All-Share index settled 0.97% higher at 9,626.45

Published 06 Oct, 2021 06:01pm

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Sri Lankan shares log second straight weekly loss; nationwide curfew extended

The CSE All-Share index, which logged a weekly loss of 0.71%, was down 0.52% at 8,801.95 points at the closing bell on Friday

Published 17 Sep, 2021 06:16pm

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Sri Lankan shares end lower as industrials weigh

The CSE All-Share index, which is down 0.19% for the week, was down 0.93% at 8,848.04 points at the closing bell

Updated 16 Sep, 2021 05:33pm

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Sri Lankan shares end at record high, post best weekly gain in 7 months

The CSE All-Share index, which rose as much as 1.78% during the session, gave up most gains to close 0.12% higher at 8,931.33 points

Published 27 Aug, 2021 05:30pm

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Sri Lankan shares close at over 6-month high as financials surge

The CSE All-Share index ended up 2.2% at 8,667.95 points, the highest since Feb. 1

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:25pm

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Sri Lankan shares end lower as country set to enter 10-day lockdown

The CSE All-Share index closed 0.24% lower at 8,240.06 points, but clocked in a weekly gain of 3.05% - its first in four

Updated 20 Aug, 2021 07:01pm

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Sri Lanka raises rates as rupee falls to record low

The bank said the move was to counter "imbalances" as the rupee falls against the dollar "and to preempt the buildup of any excessive inflationary pressures"

Updated 19 Aug, 2021 12:13pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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