Category: Economy and Markets
Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields down
Oct 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were down on Wednesday’s auction, data from the state debt office showed.The 3-month yield was down to 6.61 percent with bids amounting to 30.8 billion rupees being received and it was decided to accept 3 billion rupees from the auction.The 06 month yield was also […]
Sri Lanka ranked 107 in ease of doing business index 2016
Oct 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka was ranked 107 in the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2016” index, which measures the ease of doing business in 189 different countries, a report released by the bank on Tuesday revealed.Sri Lanka ranked 107th out of 189 countries in terms of ease of doing business for 2016.It was […]
Sri Lanka Watawala Plantation profits up; palm oil supports bottom-line
Oct 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Watawala Plantations said it made a profit of 141 million rupees in the September 2015 quarter, up 354 percent, compared with 31 million rupees in the same quarter last year, supported by palm oil segment. The firm reported earnings of 55 cents per share for the quarter, the […]
Sri Lanka raises USD1.5bn in Sovereign Bond issue: report
Oct 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has raised 1.5 billion dollars from a 10-year sovereign bond issued to international investors at 6.85 percent, a report said. The initial price guidance of 7 percent was lowered with order books exceeding 3.3 billion dollars. In May, Sri Lanka raised 650 million dollars via a 10-year sovereign […]
Sri Lanka’s rupee is way over sold, says technical analyst
Oct 28, 2015 (LBO) -Sri Lanka’s rupee which was floated in September is way over sold and won’t depreciate further, an analyst said. “The LKR has depreciated quite a bit in last 18 months. The effects may already be visible in your exports.But is it going to depreciate further?I don’t think so,” Akshay Chinchalkar, head […]
Sri Lanka 10-year sovereign bond gets orders over USD2.5 bn: report
Oct 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has opened a 10-year sovereign bond issue to international investors with a price guidance of 6.85 percent to raise at least 500 million dollars, media reports said. The initial price guidance of 7 percent was lowered with order books exceeding 2.5 billion dollars. In a statement on Tuesday […]
At treasury bond auction Rs45.4 bn bids accepted
Oct 26, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bond auction on Monday for 30 billion rupees in bonds received bids amounting to 129.7 billion rupees. The Central Bank accepted 45.4 billion rupees worth of bids. Bonds maturing on 15 September 2019 received 32.5 billion rupees in bids for seven billion rupees in bonds on offer. […]
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Oct 26,2015 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank PLC’s Base lI-compliant subordinated debentures of up to seven billion rupees , a final National Long-Term Rating of ‘A(lka)’.The final rating is the same as the expected rating assigned on 9 October 2015, and follows the receipt of documents conforming to information already received, the rating […]
Sri Lanka stocks close flat on six week low
Oct 26, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed higher 0.03 percent on Monday low volumes traded, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed higher 1.99 points at7,083.48 up 0.03 percent. S&P SL20 closed 6.00 points higher at 3,827.83 higher 0.16 percent. Turnover was 481 million rupees, down from 1.1 billion rupees […]
PTL Watch: CBSL sells more than Rs45 bn bonds, demand builds
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Central banks may use negative interest rates as stimulus
Oct 26, 2015 (LBO) – Negative interest rates is a possibility in the United States following in the foot steps of interest rates pushed below zero in countries such as Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark, according to some analysts.Speaking in Colombo at the DFCC Economic Forum, Akshay Chinchalkar, head of charts and technical analysis for Bloomberg […]
India’s Sandal Lands mulls USD 25 mn FDI on Sri Lanka’s real estate
Oct 26, 2015 (LBO) – Sandal Lands (Pvt) Ltd of India said they are in talks with Sri Lanka’s urban development agency to seek opportunities to invest up to 25 million US dollars in residential or commercial property, looking at the strong growth prospects in island’s real estate market. The company plans to invest up […]