Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.4-pct: 21 month low
Dec 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down at 0.39 percent for a second consecutive day with index heavy stock making losses, brokers said. The …
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Sri Lanka stocks close lower 0.04-pct: Five month low
Dec 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed lower at 0.04 percent after five consecutive days of gains with low investor activity ahead of Christmas and …
Sri Lanka requests India to extend USD 1.5bn swap facility by one year
Dec 17, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry has requested India to extend the existing 1.5 billion US dollars swap facility by one year, the finance …
We are not dictated by IMF policy: Finance Minister
Dec 17, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister told Parliament Wednesday that the country has a strong balance of payments environment and rejected …
S&P Dow Jones announces changes in S&P Sri Lanka 20 index
Dec 16, 2015 (LBO) – S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced the changes in S&P Sri Lanka 20 index constituents effective from December 21, 2015, the …
Fed liftoff largely priced in by emerging markets: ABN AMRO
Dec 15, 2015 (LBO) - A first rate hike by the U.S. Fed in nearly a decade expected this week is largely priced-in and emerging markets may have already seen …
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.1-pct, high institutional activity
Dec 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up at 0.12 percent after five consecutive days of losses on Friday with gains in Nestle Lanka and high …
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.3-pct:Turnover high
Dec 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down at 0.26 percent for a fifth consecutive day, Thursday with losses in index heavy stocks, brokers said. The …
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.1-pct: Eight and a half month low
Dec 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down at 0.11 percent for a fourth consecutive day, Wednesday amid the increase in treasury yields after six …
Sri Lanka has borrowings of USD1.5 bln in pipeline for next year
Dec 09, 2015 (LBO) - Sri Lanka may go to international markets to raise up to 1.5 billion dollars next year for budgetary financing, in line with the amount …
Sri Lanka well placed with end of war, new infrastructure: IMF’s Kvintradze
Dec 09, 2015 (LBO) - With the end of a war and recently built infrastructure, Sri Lanka businesses are well placed to benefit from new opportunities, Eteri …
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.1-pct
Dec 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down at 0.14 percent with losses in Ceylon Tobacco Company and Distilleries Company, brokers said. The Colombo …
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.2-pct: Low investor activity
Dec 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down at 0.16 percent with low investor activity, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index …
Debt Report: Thin activity in Sri Lanka markets, liquidity surplus dips
Nov 07, 2015 (LBO) - There was thin activity in Sri Lanka's bond market with foreign remittances balancing importer dollar demand in the currency market. …
FCID arrests Nalaka Godahewa over misuse of SEC funds
Dec 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division has arrested Former Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. …
CSE sets mandatory rules on Related Party Transactions
Dec 07, 2015 (LBO) – The Colombo Stock exchange has mandated the rules relating to Related Party Transactions by all Listed Companies from 01 January 2016. …
Sri Lanka’s CSE eyes more global investors through new CCP
Dec 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is aiming for more international investors by introducing a new risk management system …
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.2-pct: Net foreign outflow
Dec 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down 0.16 percent with losses in index heavy stocks amid low investor activity, brokers said. The Colombo …
Sri Lanka equity earnings down 6 pct in Q3 on diversifieds, telcos: CT CLSA
Dec 04, 2015 (LBO) - Sri Lanka equity market earnings declined 6 percent in the third quarter of this year largely due to lower earnings in diversified and …
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.3-pct
Dec 03, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up at 0.26 percent after sixth straight day of losses backed by gains in index heavy and some banking sector …