10-hour power cuts in Sri Lanka as crisis worsens COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Wednesday began imposing record nationwide 10-hour daily power cuts as it ran out of... Published 30 Mar, 2022 10:16am
Markets Sri Lankan shares rise as country seeks help from IMF Sri Lankan shares ended higher on Friday for the first time in five sessions after the troubled island nation sought... Published 18 Mar, 2022 07:08pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares extend fall to fourth session on economic woes Sri Lankan shares fell on Wednesday for a fourth straight session as financial stocks continued to fall on concerns... Published 16 Mar, 2022 06:55pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares extend fall to third session on economic worries Sri Lankan shares dropped on Tuesday as industrials and financial stocks fell, with investors worried over the... Published 15 Mar, 2022 06:19pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares fall for third straight day, IT and financials drag Sri Lankan shares slumped for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, dragged by deep losses in IT, financial and... Published 09 Mar, 2022 06:49pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares fall as higher crude prices drive inflation worries Sri Lankan shares fell over 2% on Monday in broad based selling, as worries over inflationary pressures from surging... Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:34pm
Markets Sri Lanka shares slump amid nationwide powercuts, worsening economic crisis Sri Lankan shares plunged nearly 7% on Wednesday as fuel shortage-induced countrywide power outages spooked ... Published 23 Feb, 2022 06:51pm
Markets Sri Lanka shares end flat after 4 sessions of losses Sri Lankan shares treaded water on Tuesday, after falling for four straight sessions, as gains in communication... Published 22 Feb, 2022 05:40pm
Markets Sri Lanka shares fall 4.5%, all top sectors register losses Sri Lankan shares ended sharply lower on Monday, recording their worst day in over a year amid broad based losses ... Published 21 Feb, 2022 06:53pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares drop for fourth week as industrials, financials drag Sri Lankan shares fell more than 1% on Friday, logging losses for a fourth straight week, weighed down by industrial... Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:52pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares close slightly lower as industrials weigh Sri Lankan shares ended marginally lower on Thursday, as declines in industrials stocks offset gains in financial... Published 17 Feb, 2022 05:08pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares extend gains as financials rise Sri Lankan shares ended marginally higher on Monday, extending gains to a third straight session, supported by... Published 14 Feb, 2022 05:12pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares jump 2% as industrial, financial stocks boost Sri Lankan shares rose more than 2% on Friday and logged their best day in over a month, helped by gains in... Published 11 Feb, 2022 05:55pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares rise as industrial stocks boost Sri Lankan shares rose 1% on Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak, helped by gains in industrial and... Published 10 Feb, 2022 07:33pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares fall over 2% as industrial stocks weigh Sri Lankan shares fell more than 2% on Wednesday, extending losses to a third straight session as industrials and... Published 09 Feb, 2022 07:18pm
Markets Sri Lankan shares rebound on boost from industrials, financials Sri Lankan shares rebounded on Thursday after two straight sessions of losses, helped by gains in industrial and... Published 03 Feb, 2022 05:30pm
Markets 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 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 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
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
In historic visit, Iran President Raisi says decision made to increase bilateral trade five-fold to $10bn