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Sri Lanka economy

Sri Lankan shares extend losing streak to five sessions, logs weekly loss

Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:16pm

CSE All Share index settled down 0.07% at 21,744.13

Sri Lankan shares fall for fourth straight session on broad-based selling

Published 04 Jun, 2026 06:02pm

CSE All-Share index settled down 1.14% at 21,760.31

Broad-based losses drag Sri Lankan shares lower for third day

Published 03 Jun, 2026 06:44pm

CSE All Share index settled down 0.75% at 22,011.10

Sri Lankan shares slide on broad-based sectoral losses

Published 01 Jun, 2026 06:24pm

CSE All Share index settled down 0.21% at 22,265.04

Sri Lankan shares rise on gains across sectors

Published 29 May, 2026 06:00pm

CSE All Share index settled up 0.5% at 22,310.80

Sri Lanka monetary stance appropriate, 3% growth target within reach, IMF says

Updated 28 May, 2026 11:47pm

'The monetary stance is broadly appropriate. Inflation is projected to remain around the 5% target,' says Evan

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Consumer Price Index up 2.2% year-on-year in March

Published 31 Mar, 2026 04:05pm

The annual inflation rate in the food category increased to 0.7% this month from 0.2% in February

Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Chile and Bangladesh seeking to join RCEP trade bloc

Published 25 Sep, 2025 11:50am

Tengku Zafrul has previously said the RCEP would seek to upgrade a trade deal it signed in 2020 during the October summit

Sri Lanka says no immediate LNG imports from India as infrastructure lags

Published 23 Sep, 2025 12:06pm

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has no immediate plans to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from India, as the required...

Sri Lanka’s consumer prices climb 1.5% on-year in August

Published 22 Sep, 2025 04:11pm

Sri Lankan consumer prices rose 1.5% in August compared with the same month last year, jumping from an annual growth...

S&P upgrades Sri Lanka’s rating to ‘CCC+/C’ on debt restructuring progress

Published 19 Sep, 2025 05:14pm

Credit ratings agency S&P Global on Friday upgraded Sri Lanka’s foreign currency ratings from the “selective...

Adani-led Sri Lanka container terminal to double capacity ahead of deadline

Published 17 Sep, 2025 12:51pm

COLOMBO: India’s Adani Group and its partners are set to double the capacity of a $840 million container terminal in...

Sri Lanka economy reports 4.9pc growth in Q2

Published 16 Sep, 2025 05:59am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy grew 4.9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, official data showed on...

Sri Lanka’s Colombo consumer price index falls 0.7% y/y in May

Published 30 May, 2025 05:08pm

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Consumer Price Index fell 0.7% year-on-year in May after dropping 2% in April, the statistics...

Sri Lanka’s consumer prices drop 0.8% in April year/year

Published 21 May, 2025 05:14pm

Sri Lanka’s consumer prices fell 0.8% year-on-year in April after a 1.9% decline in March, official data showed on...

Sri Lanka secures staff-level IMF agreement on fourth review of bailout

Published 25 Apr, 2025 08:06pm

Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a fourth review of an Extended...

Sri Lanka to grow 3.5% in 2025 despite tariff headwinds, says World Bank

Published 23 Apr, 2025 11:32am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is on track to achieve growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on...

US tariffs threaten troubled Sri Lanka’s recovery: IMF

Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:33pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s recovery from its worst economic meltdown, which forced a sovereign default and toppled a...

Trump tariff shock stings Bangladesh, Sri Lanka garment giants, may help India

Published 03 Apr, 2025 07:17pm

DHAKA/COLOMBO/MUMBAI: Bangladeshi garment exporter Shahidullah Azim woke up on Thursday to the shock of U.S....

Sri Lanka warns US tariffs threaten ‘thousands’ of jobs

Published 03 Apr, 2025 03:31pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s apparel manufacturing industry warned on Thursday that sweeping US tariffs will disrupt the...

Sri Lanka central bank holds rate to support economic recovery

Published 26 Mar, 2025 11:22am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday...

IMF warns Sri Lanka trade unions against strike over pay demand

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:14am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery could be hampered by threatened trade union strikes over reduced...

IMF chief says Sri Lanka stabilised, pledges more help

Published 08 Mar, 2025 05:00pm

COLOMBO: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva pledged to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, praising the cash-strapped...

Sri Lanka should avoid tax exemptions, focus on passing budget, IMF says

Published 04 Mar, 2025 11:56am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka should avoid tax exemptions and focus on passing a national budget that is in line with...

Sri Lanka’s key consumer price index drops 4.2% in February

Published 28 Feb, 2025 05:45pm

Sri Lanka’s consumer price index fell 4.2% year-on-year in February after dropping 4% in January, the statistics...

Sri Lanka’s budget likely to lead to slower fiscal consolidation, Moody’s says

Published 18 Feb, 2025 11:36am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s budgeted expenditure for 2025 will likely lead to a wider fiscal deficit and...

Sri Lanka expects economy to grow at 5%, repay all debt, Dissanayake says

Published 17 Feb, 2025 11:35am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will focus on transforming the economy and prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President...

Sri Lanka records highest deflation in 65 years

Published 31 Jan, 2025 05:35pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s consumer prices fell by 4.0 percent in January, the highest deflation rate since July 1960,...

Sri Lanka central bank to focus on stronger crisis recovery in 2025

Published 08 Jan, 2025 02:22pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will focus on stronger recovery this year after the island nation posted real GDP growth of 5% in...

Sri Lanka’s inflation rate drops to minus 1.7% in November

Published 23 Dec, 2024 03:42pm

Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation dropped to minus 1.7% year-on-year in November after easing to minus 0.7% in...

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 4	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 4	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	159.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 4	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 4	7,584.31
Nasdaq / Jun 4	26,830.96
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 4	51,561.93
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,944.95
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,244.29
India Sensex / Jun 5	74,364.43
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	66,812.85
Hang Seng / Jun 5	24,982.27

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 4	402,335
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,470.19
Petrol/Litre / Jun 5	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	93.10
Diesel/Litre / Jun 5	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	77.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 5 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	7.76 ▲ 1 (14.79%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 5 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.06 ▲ 1 (14.16%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jun 5 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.16 ▲ 1 (13.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 5 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	8.41 ▲ 1 (13.5%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	8.98 ▲ 1 (12.53%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 5 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▲ 0.52 (10.88%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 5 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	10.35 ▲ 1 (10.7%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 5 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 5 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	23.28 ▲ 2.12 (10.02%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jun 5 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	29 ▲ 2.64 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	40.49 ▼ -4.5 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	66.78 ▼ -7.42 (-10%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 5 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	29.21 ▼ -3.23 (-9.96%)
Fateh Ind. / Jun 5 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	166.02 ▼ -14.04 (-7.8%)
Shams Textile / Jun 5 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	38.10 ▼ -2.55 (-6.27%)
Mandviwala / Jun 5 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	65 ▼ -4 (-5.8%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 5 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Husein Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	34.13 ▼ -1.87 (-5.19%)
Sana Ind / Jun 5 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	39.70 ▼ -2.02 (-4.84%)
JS Investments / Jun 5 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	40 ▼ -2 (-4.76%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	41,992,586 ▲ 0.53
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 5 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	41,990,948 ▲ 0.53
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 5 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,639,369 ▲ 0.9
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 5 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	26,329,637 ▼ -0.23
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,800,560 ▲ 0.02
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	21,604,921 ▲ 0.08
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,744,957 ▲ 0.02
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	17,209,572 ▲ 1
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 5 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,002,213 ▼ -0.09
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,836,146 ▼ -0.86

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