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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 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’s economy grew 5.5% in 3Q, strengthens crisis rebound

Published 17 Dec, 2024 05:12pm

Sri Lanka’s economy grew 5.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, official data showed on Tuesday as the country...

As poor nations’ default wave peaks, cash shortage could take its place

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 04:31pm

LONDON: The punishing post-COVID wave of sovereign defaults has finally crested, with the likes of Ghana, Sri Lanka...

Sri Lanka’s inflation at -0.2% in September

Published 21 Oct, 2024 05:00pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation eased to minus 0.2% year-on-year in September from an increase of 1.1%...

World Bank raises South Asia growth forecast to 6.4% on India demand

Published 10 Oct, 2024 12:26pm

NEW DELHI: The World Bank raised its growth forecast for South Asia to 6.4% in 2024 from an earlier estimate of...

Sri Lanka approves controversial foreign debt deal

Published 05 Oct, 2024 11:30am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new government has approved a controversial restructure of $14.7 billion in foreign commercial...

Sri Lanka gets backing from IMF, bilateral creditors for $12.5bn bondholder debt rework

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:54pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s $12.5 billion bondholder debt rework has received support from bilateral creditors and the...

Sustaining reforms critical for Sri Lanka: IMF

Published 04 Oct, 2024 12:40pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s painful austerity measures were “bearing fruit” and must be sustained, the International...

Sri Lanka to move forward with third review of near $3bn IMF bailout

Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:48pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka plans to move ahead with the third review of its nearly $3 billion programme of support from the...

Sri Lanka holds rates steady, sees rosy inflation, growth outlook

Published 27 Sep, 2024 01:58pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Friday in line with expectations, citing domestic...

Sri Lanka economy posts 4.7% growth in Q2

Published 13 Sep, 2024 05:40pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy grew 4.7% year-on-year from April to June this year, official data showed on Friday, as...

Sri Lanka flags return to growth, protesters demand tax cuts

Published 08 Feb, 2023 05:00pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy is expected to grow again from the end of this year and the government hopes the...

India to back Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan

Published 17 Jan, 2023 01:02pm

COLOMBO: India will support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, as the island...

Sri Lanka to cut recurrent budget expenditure by 6% in 2023

Published 17 Jan, 2023 11:28am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cabinet said on Tuesday that it will cut its recurrent budget expenditure by 6% in 2023 as the...

Sri Lanka to slash military by a third to cut costs

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 02:41pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 personnel by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the...

Sri Lanka finalises oil exploration rules, earmarks 900 offshore blocks

Published 12 Jan, 2023 06:38pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is preparing to issue two-year oil and gas exploration licenses for as many as 900 offshore...

Bankrupt Sri Lanka says treasury running dry, cuts spending

Published 10 Jan, 2023 04:26pm

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday sharp government spending cuts and warned it had barely enough...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka targets $1.4 billion in tea earnings

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:19pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s tea industry could earn $1.4 billion this year despite the lowest production in decades and...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes staff-level pact with IMF on loan

Updated 31 Aug, 2022 12:19pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on an emergency...

Sri Lanka says IMF bailout talks in ‘final stage’

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s president announced further tax hikes and sweeping reforms on Tuesday, saying...

Sri Lanka says IMF bailout talks in ‘final stage’

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:15pm

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s president announced further tax hikes and sweeping reforms on Tuesday, saying...

Children ‘going to bed hungry’ in bankrupt Sri Lanka: UN

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:41pm

COLOMBO: Children in Sri Lanka are “going to bed hungry” because of the island nation’s economic crisis, the UN said...

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Rajapaksa arrives in Thailand

Updated 11 Aug, 2022 07:08pm

Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has arrived in Thailand on Thursday for a temporary stay, according...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	278.61
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	278.41
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 5	3.65

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 Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,470.19
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	93.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	401,012
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	77.59
Petrol/Litre / Jun 6	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 6	380.78

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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