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Sri Lankan shares close lower

Published 03 Nov, 2026 05:12am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, dragged by communication services and financial stocks. The CSE...

Sri Lankan shares lower

Published 02 Nov, 2026 05:01am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Friday, dragged by financials stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.6...

MSC restores Karachi-Europe shipping link amid exporter concerns over freight costs

Published 08 Oct, 2026 10:54am

Chaudhry welcomes MSC’s decision to reinstate the PREMIUM IPAK service

Sri Lanka central bank holds key rate at 8.75pc as Iran war keeps inflation high

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged at 8.75percent on Wednesday ahead of the budget...

Sri Lankan shares close higher

Published 14 Sep, 2026 04:59am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, after four sessions of losses, led by basic materials and...

Sri Lanka arrests Rajapaksa party chief over alleged death threat

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:49pm

Sri Lankan police arrested a party leader of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday

Sri Lankan shares fall

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Friday as losses in communication services stocks outweighed gains in IT...

Sri Lanka stock market closed

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s stock market was closed on Monday, for a local holiday. Trading will resume on June 30,...

Sri Lanka raises tax on imported cars as ME crisis bites

Published 17 May, 2026 05:08am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka slapped a 50 percent surcharge on customs duties on vehicles Saturday in a bid to discourage...

Sri Lanka raises fuel prices as inflation spikes

Published 04 May, 2026 05:20am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by nearly four percent on Sunday, further fuelling inflation, which more than...

Sri Lanka govt tells cricket board to quit

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s government has urged the national cricket board’s executive committee to make way for a new...

War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week

Published 25 Mar, 2026 06:32pm

COLOMBO: Millions of Sri Lankans enjoyed a government-ordered extra day off on Wednesday as the island nation...

Sri Lanka announces four-day work week over fears war will drag

Published 16 Mar, 2026 10:55pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced a shorter work week to conserve its scarce fuel reserves as it prepares for a prolonged...

Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to ‘international law’

Published 07 Mar, 2026 08:30pm

Iranian frigate was sunk by a US submarine on Wednesday just off Sri Lanka’s southern coast

Sri Lanka denounces war deaths, houses Iran sailors

Published 07 Mar, 2026 08:06am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka denounced the toll of Middle East fighting on Friday as it gave refuge to more than 250 Iranian...

Sri Lanka’s Shanaka says constant criticism has affected players’ mental health

Published 26 Feb, 2026 01:02pm

The tournament co-hosts drew heavy flak from fans and pundits for their shaky buildup to the World Cup

T20 World Cup: India’s clinical win leaves Pakistan fans heartbroken

Published 15 Feb, 2026 10:25pm

India secure commanding 61-run victory as Pakistan’s batting crumbles

Tucker stars as Ireland crush Oman by 96 runs at T20 World Cup

Published 14 Feb, 2026 04:17pm

'The pitch was good and we tried to capitalise by rotating the strike and putting the bad balls away,' said Tucker

Agha expects right spirit in India clash but unsure about handshakes

Published 14 Feb, 2026 04:09pm

'I expect game should be played in the spirit that it has always been played since its inception,' Agha told

Boycott averted, Pakistan and India set for World Cup blockbuster

Published 14 Feb, 2026 01:03pm

Pakistan decided to boycott the Group A contest against India in solidarity with Bangladesh

India-Pakistan match: hottest ticket in cricket sparks T20 World Cup fever

Published 14 Feb, 2026 02:23am

COLOMBO: Excitement was hitting fever pitch in Colombo and across South Asia on Friday after Pakistan relented and...

Pakistan and India fans flock to Colombo, windfall for tourism

Published 13 Feb, 2026 07:08pm

The game at Sri Lanka’s largest stadium is sold out with roughly 35,000 tickets sold

Sri Lankan shares log second straight week of losses

Published 09 Feb, 2026 05:11am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed marginally up on Friday, but logged the second straight week of losses, as gains...

Kamindu heroics steer Sri Lanka past Ireland in T20 World Cup

Published 08 Feb, 2026 11:57pm

Hasaranga (3-40) joins elite list with 40 World Cup wickets

Sri Lanka boosts T20 World Cup security with eye on India-Pakistan games

Published 29 Jan, 2026 11:44am

Pakistan has indicated that it may yet boycott the event in solidarity with Bangladesh

England’s Dawson wants to be fifth time lucky with World Cup debut at age 35

Published 27 Jan, 2026 01:33pm

Dawson was in the squad at the T20 World Cup in 2016 and the 50-over one in 2019

Sri Lankan shares rise on gains in utilities

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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