Economy & Markets

Sri Lankan stocks close down 3.99-pct

Aug 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks continued to slide and fell below the 5,000 points mark Monday, on panic selling by retail investors unable to meet …

Sri Lanka central bank warns of more shocks, urges policy stability

Aug 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Central Bank governor Nivard Cabraal warned possible economic shocks in future could take different forms and urged …

Sri Lankan stocks close down 1.41-pct, ERI worst hit

Aug 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks continued to slide Friday, as retail investors on borrowed funds continued selling to minimize losses, while a large …

Sri Lankan stocks fall 1.49-pct

Aug 05, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks fell Thursday as investors backed-off after the market regulator slapped a 10 percent upward and downward price band on …

Sri Lankan stocks close up 1.12-pct

Aug 04, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares closed up Wednesday, from price gains on selected midcap and high value stocks, while a private deal on Asian Hotels and …

Sri Lanka bond auction yields slip

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Sri Lanka to issue US$1bn bond in Sept

Aug 04, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to issue an international sovereign bond of a billion dollars around September 2010 to raise cash to fund infrastructure and …

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields fall

Aug 04, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasury bill yields slipped 12 to 20 basis points Wednesday with one year yields falling most, auction results from the …

Sri Lanka stocks weaken

Aug 03, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks weakened Tuesday, interrupting a bull-run as the regulator suspended trading in several speculative shares that brokers …

Sri Lanka stocks up, blue chips in demand

Aug 02, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares continued last week's bull-run Monday, as investors continued to buy despite some strategic profit taking, while large …

Sri Lanka gets US help for business in former war zone

Aug 02, 2010 (LBO) - The United States aid agency has tied up with Sri Lankan businesses to set up clothing, construction and computing ventures that will …

Sri Lanka to lean on banks to lend, cut taxes: official

July 30, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government intends to reduce taxes further and put pressure on commercial banks to lend more to the private sector, Sarath …

Sri Lanka inflation slows to 4.3-pct in July

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Sri Lankan stocks close up 0.82-pct

July 30, 2010 (LBO) - Bullish Sri Lankan investors drove stock prices higher in record territory Friday continuing a buying spree with large deals on …

Sri Lankan stocks close down 0.39-pct

July 29, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares closed lower after hitting fresh highs in intra-day trade Thursday, as investors continued to buy amidst some profit …

Sri Lanka informal Islamic financiers should prepare for regulation: official

July 29, 2010 (LBO) - Informal entities that have been operating as Islamic financiers in Sri Lanka will have to get their houses in order and become fully …

Sri Lanka minister says China Exim Bank hard negotiators

July 29, 2010 (LBO) - China's Export Import Bank, which has become a top funder of infrastructure in Sri Lanka, is a tough negotiator that goes through project …

Sri Lankan stocks close up 2.81-pct

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Sri Lanka Treasuries yields slip

July 28, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasury bill yields slipped between 02 to 09 basis points at Wednesday's auction, despite the government raising fresh …

Sri Lanka Keells Food trims Indian costs, cuts losses

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