Category: Economy and Markets
Sri Lanka inflation stumps markets
Mar 16, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s rising inflation and negative real rates have stumped markets with bond liquidity vanishing, quotes widening and forward dollar premiums doubling amid uncertainty and lack of direction, dealers said. The weighted average prime lending rate has also started to move up slightly to 9.25 percent in the week ending […]
Sri Lanka Treasuries flat
Mar 16, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields were flat with only a part of a 9.0 billion stock of maturing bills being sold to real buyers at Wednesday’s auction, the government’s debt office said. Sri Lanka’s inflation rose to 7. 8 percent in February and markets have become jittery with two way quotes […]
Sri Lanka stocks recover
Mar 16, 2011(LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed 1.2 percent higher Wednesday with the market rallying following three days of losses and investors doing some bargain hunting, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 7,115. 62, up 1.23 percent (86.60 points) while the Milanka Price Index of more liquid stocks closed at 6,643. […]
Sri Lanka stocks extend losses
Mar 15, 2011(LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks fell sharply Tuesday extending Monday’s losses due to credit issues and global concerns, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 7,029. 02, down 1.96 percent (140.74 points) while the Milanka Price Index of more liquid stocks closed at 6,608. 72, down 1.63 percent (109.35 points), according […]
Sri Lanka stocks fall sharply
Mar 14, 2011(LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks fell sharply Monday, extending losses from the previous week with forced selling by retail investors sending the market down across-the-board, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 7,169.76, down 1.96 percent (143.26 points) while the Milanka Price Index of more liquid stocks closed at 6,718.07, down […]
Sri Lanka land prices seen rising
Mar 14, 2011 (LBO) – Land prices in Sri Lanka are set to rise with interest rates seen “benign” this year and remittances from migrant workers who send money back to build homes staying strong, the central bank said. “When the asset prices fall, financial markets, investors and financial institutions are adversely affected and such […]
Sri Lanka private pension fund makes equity gains
Mar 12, 2011 (LBO) – A pension fund of private Sri Lankan citizens managed by the state has made large capital gains by investing in stocks with the share of equity in the 900 billion rupees fund rising to 5.0 percent from 1.3 percent, its managers said. Sri Lanka’s Employees Provident Fund, which is made […]
Sri Lanka private worker pension funds pays 12.5-pct
Mar 12, 2011 (LBO) – A pension fund of private citizens of Sri Lanka worth 900 billion rupees, the island’s biggest investment fund, has paid 12. 5 percent to its beneficiaries in 2010 its state managers said. The central bank said annual contributions rose 12. 5 percent and active members increased 9.5 percent “reflecting the […]
Sri Lanka forced selling drives down stocks
Mar 11, 2011(LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed 0. 96 percent lower with active retail trading and forced selling due to credit issues, brokers said. “Forced selling was seen in trading with margin calls coming on several stocks. The credit issue was one of the main reasons,” an analyst said. In November 2010, the Securities […]
Sri Lanka receive Japanese grant for community development
Mar 11, 2011 (LBO) – The Japanese government handed over an 18 million rupee grant to two community development organizations for development projects in Sri Lanka’s Ratnapura and Trincomalee districts. The Association of Social Activities Development Sri Lanka (ASAD) was the recipient of a 10 million rupee grant for a conflict affected community development project […]
Sri Lanka Hilton Hotel state grip tightened
Mar 10, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s economic development minister Basil Rajapaksa had told parliament that the state had ‘fully taken over’ a city hotel that is now managed by Hilton, an international chain. The Colombo Hilton is operated on a building owned by Hotel Developers Lanka, a state-controlled firm in which a majority stake, […]
Sri Lanka Hilton to hold talks on management deal
Mar 10, 2011 (LBO) – Hilton Hotels and Resorts says it will continue to manage Sri Lanka’s Colombo Hilton until discussions start with owners following a government move to take over the land on which the hotel is located. Hotel Developers is a majority state controlled firm, which has not filed accounts with the stock […]