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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Business & Finance 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
World 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
World 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets 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
Markets Sri Lankan shares post weekly fall as virus takes toll The CSE All-Share index ended 0.19% higher at 7,996.04. The index notched its third straight week of losses, falling 1.27% Trading volume on the exchange fell to 162.7 million, from 208.4 million in the previous session Published 13 Aug, 2021 06:07pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares slump as country sees highest single-day COVID-19 death toll The CSE All-Share index ended 1.42% lower at 7,980.91 Trading volume on the exchange rose to 208.4 million shares from 121.4 million shares in the previous session Updated 12 Aug, 2021 06:33pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end lower as industrials, financials weigh The CSE All-Share index fell 2.4% to 8,011.94, its biggest percentage loss since April 20 this year Trading volume on the exchange fell to 242.7 million shares from 245.01 million shares in the previous session Updated 05 Aug, 2021 06:30pm