Industrial, financial stocks weigh down Sri Lankan shares Sri Lankan shares extended losses to a second straight session on Wednesday, sliding more than 2%, as industrial and... Published 02 Feb, 2022 07:07pm
Markets Sri Lanka signs $500mn credit line for fuel with India COLOMBO: Sri Lanka signed a $500 million credit line with India to import fuel on Wednesday, officials said, as the... Published 02 Feb, 2022 06:26pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end lower as industrials, financials weigh Sri Lankan shares settled lower on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in industrial and financial stocks. At the close... Published 01 Feb, 2022 05:55pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares snap 4-day losing streak as industrials, financials gain Sri Lankan shares snapped a four-day losing streak to settle more than 1% higher on Monday, boosted by industrial ... Published 31 Jan, 2022 05:39pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end lower, post first weekly fall in eight Sri Lankan shares ended lower on Friday as losses in financial stocks weighed and posted their first weekly fall in... Published 28 Jan, 2022 06:58pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end at over three-week low as industrials weigh Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest in more than three weeks on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in financial... Published 26 Jan, 2022 05:39pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end lower as industrials, financials weigh Sri Lankan shares settled more than 1% lower on Tuesday, hurt by losses in industrial and financial stocks. At the... Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:43pm
Markets Sri Lanka inflation hits record 14 percent as food crisis worsens COLOMBO: Sri Lanka consumer prices shot up a record 14 percent in December, surpassing a previous high of 11.1 from ... Updated 22 Jan, 2022 04:02pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares mark seventh straight week of gains Sri Lankan shares ended marginally higher on Friday, clocking their seventh straight weekly gain, helped by gains in... Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:21pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares down as central bank rate hike fails to cheer investors Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Thursday, weighed down by losses in industrial and financial stocks, after an... Published 20 Jan, 2022 07:19pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares up as communication, real estate stocks gain Sri Lankan shares inched higher on Wednesday as communication services and real estate companies rose, although... Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:08pm
World Sri Lanka plans laws, fast-track measures to attract foreign exchange COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will introduce new laws to attract investments over the next three years while policies to ... Updated 18 Jan, 2022 03:11pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares rise as financials, industrials gain Sri Lankan shares extended gains to a second session on Thursday, closing more than 1% higher as financial and... Published 13 Jan, 2022 06:14pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end higher on gains in telecoms Sri Lankan shares ended higher on Wednesday, after two straight sessions of losses, boosted by communication ... Published 12 Jan, 2022 07:15pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end lower as industrials, financials drag Sri Lankan shares ended lower for a second straight session on Tuesday, dragged down by losses in industrial and... Published 11 Jan, 2022 05:29pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares pull back from record highs on losses in industrials, financials Sri Lankan shares retreated from record highs on Monday and ended over 1% lower as industrial and financials stocks... Published 10 Jan, 2022 06:00pm
Markets Industrials, domestic buying lift Sri Lankan shares to record high Sri Lankan shares ended higher on Friday, hitting a record peak in the session and notching their best week in ... Published 07 Jan, 2022 05:42pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares register new closing peaks, industrials shine Sri Lankan shares clocked a fifth consecutive record closing high on Thursday, boosted by a surge in industrial... Published 06 Jan, 2022 06:37pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares hit record high as financials climb Sri Lankan shares hit an all-time high on Tuesday, and marked their fifth straight session of gains, boosted by... Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:11pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares finish a splendid year at record levels Sri Lankan shares closed at a record high on Friday, logging their best year since 2010, in a year battered by the... Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:32pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end flat as consumer stocks counter energy losses Sri Lankan shares closed little changed on Wednesday, after logging two straight sessions of losses, as gains in... Published 29 Dec, 2021 06:04pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end holiday-shortened session 1% higher Sri Lankan shares ended 1% higher on Friday in a holiday-shortened session, boosted by heavyweight financial ... Published 24 Dec, 2021 02:18pm
Markets Sri Lanka to settle $251mn oil import dues to Iran by bartering tea COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan minister on Wednesday said the country plans to settle $251 million in oil import dues owed to... Published 22 Dec, 2021 12:43pm
World Sri Lanka inflation hits record high as food crisis looms COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's inflation hit a record 11.1 percent in November, official figures showed Wednesday, and... Updated 22 Dec, 2021 12:34pm
Markets Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as economic crisis worsens COLOMBO: Sri Lanka raised fuel prices Tuesday and warned of possible petrol rationing with importers struggling to... Published 21 Dec, 2021 12:52pm
Markets Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka to 'CC' on higher debt default risk COLOMBO: Fitch Ratings on Saturday downgraded Sri Lanka's sovereign rating to 'CC' from 'CCC', citing a growing risk... Published 18 Dec, 2021 04:17pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end higher on industrials, financials boost Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, after two straight sessions of losses, helped by industrials and... Published 17 Dec, 2021 05:42pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares end lower as financials, industrials drag Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Thursday for a second straight session, weighed down by losses in financials and... Published 16 Dec, 2021 06:07pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares snap 4-session winning streak as financials drag Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Wednesday, snapping a four-session winning run, dragged down by financials stocks,... Updated 15 Dec, 2021 06:04pm
Markets Industrials help Sri Lankan shares to end at record high Sri Lankan shares closed at a record high for a second straight session on Tuesday, boosted by gains in industrial... Published 14 Dec, 2021 05:21pm