Category: Economy and Markets
Sri Lanka stocks up 0.3-pct
Oct 02, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up 0.35 percent on Friday with yesterdays momentum continues as gains seen in the index heavy stocks, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed up 25.06 points at 7,105.54 higher 0.35 percent. S&P SL20 closed 14.73 points higher at 3,851.06 up 0.38 percent. […]
Sri Lanka’s plantation ministry to build about 30 tea outlets for local market
Oct 02, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s plantation ministry is planning to build 20 – 30 tea houses around Sri Lanka to sell export quality tea to local market who drinks dust tea being a nation of tea growers. “We have spoken about a concept that we wanted to introduced to the tea board,” Navin […]
Sri Lanka stocks up 0.4-pct, healthy foreign inflow
Oct 01, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up 0.42 percent on Thursday with foreign investors activity rose to record the highest foreign participation after 17 months, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed up 29.61 points at 7,080.48 higher 0.42 percent. S&P SL20 closed 10.18 points higher at 3,836.33 up […]
PTL Report: 3-Year bond rises 30 basis points
[pdf-embedder url="https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Copy-of-PTL-report-1.pdf%22]
Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon debenture oversubscribed
Oct 01, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state owned Bank of Ceylon said a listed debt offer for eight billion rupees had been oversubscribed Thursday and is closing on the same day.The bank offered 50 million debentures at 100 rupees each with an option to issue 30 million further.The basis of allotment is to be […]
“Megapolis” Sri Lanka’s road to better sustainable development: Minister
Oct 01, 2015 (LBO) – Mega cities are important to transform Sri Lanka into a smart country and Colombo will remain as the epicenter for economic activities, Minister Champika Ranawaka said.“The proposed Megapolis concept is now underway and will span from Negombo to Beruwela and the Colombo city will be functioning as the epicenter,” Megapolis […]
Sri Lanka stocks down 0.5-pct: JKH losses
Sep 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down 0.49 percent on Wednesday with losses in index heavy John Keells Holdings, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed down 34.51 points at 7,050.87 lower 0.49 percent. S&P SL20 closed 32.46 points lower at 3,826.15 down 0.84 percent. Turnover was 1.3 billion […]
Sri Lanka not actively pursuing IMF option: CB Governor
Sept 30, 2015 (LBO) -Sri Lanka is not actively pursuing funding from the International Monetary Fund, the Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran told Lanka Business Online. “The IMF is always available. I wouldn’t say that was something we were actively pursuing. There is no need for it as we have sufficient reserves,” he said. “But […]
‘s deflation increases to 0.3 pct in Sept from 0.2 pct in Aug
Sept 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s deflation was lower at 0.3 percent, year-on-year, in September, from 0.2 percent in August, the census and statistics department said. On a 12 month moving average basis, inflation fell to 0.7 percent in September from 1.0 percent in the previous month.There were slight price declines from August to […]
Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields flat
Sep 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were flat at Wednesday’s auction, data from the state debt office showed.The 3-month yield was flat 6.78 percent with bids amounting to 16.6 billion rupees being received and it was decided to accept 5.2 billion rupees from the auction. The 06 month yield was also […]
Fitch affirms Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation at IFS BB- rating
Sep 30, 2015 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited’s Insurer Financial Strength rating (IFS) at ‘BB-‘ with a Stable Outlook. The agency has also affirmed the National Insurer Financial Strength Rating and National Long-Term Rating at ‘AA(lka)’ with Stable Outlook. KEY RATING DRIVERS SLIC’s ratings reflect its well-established franchise and […]
Sri Lanka may consider IMF option: Finance Minister
Sept 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka may consider an International Monetary Fund program option after the budget but only under our terms and conditions, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake told Lanka Business Online. “It will only happen on our terms,” Karunanayake said. Sri Lanka will have the option of considering bilateral lenders or an IMF […]