Food, Beverage & Tobacco Stocks Dominate Trading as Colombo Turnover Falls a Third Below Average
Food, Beverage & Tobacco stocks made up 48% of Colombo Stock Exchange turnover Tuesday, as overall trading stayed a third below the monthly
Stock Market
Daily Market Snapshot
ASPI Slips Below 21,150 as Turnover Falls a Third Short of Monthly Average; T-Bill Yields Rise Across the Board
ASPI slips 0.61% on thin turnover as T-Bill yields rise across all tenors and the LKR softens against the dollar. Full Colombo market
Finance
Sri Lanka’s Printcare to raise Rs700mn in rights issue
Sri Lanka’s Printcare to raise Rs700mn in rights issue as the company seeks fresh capital for investment and working capital, with shareholders offered
Forex Market
Sri Lanka Rupee and Bonds Update – 16 Sept 2026
Sri Lanka rupee at 330.70/331.20 to US dollar spot on Wednesday, weakening marginally from the previous day, while government bond yields moved mostly
Apparel and Fashion
Gem Sri Lanka 2027 woos Thailand buyers
Gem Sri Lanka 2027 is being positioned as a key platform to deepen Sri Lanka’s gem and jewellery trade with Thailand, following a
Tourism
Vietjet Expands MRO and Aviation Technology Partnerships
Vietjet Expands MRO and Aviation Technology Partnerships as the airline strengthens aircraft maintenance, digital aviation and technology capabilities to support its growing fleet
Daily Market Snapshot
Sri Lanka Market Snapshot: Bond Yields Climb as Liquidity Tightens
Sri Lanka bond yields climbed sharply this week, GDP growth eased to 4.2%, and banking liquidity tightened, while foreign G-Sec inflows continued.
Treasury Market
Foreign Investors Keep Adding to Government Securities Holdings
Foreign investor holdings of Sri Lankan government securities climbed to LKR 213.4Bn, extending a seven-week uptrend of roughly 13%.
Treasury Market
Banking System Liquidity Tightens as Excess Funds Decline
Excess liquidity in Sri Lanka's banking system dropped to LKR 347.55Bn from LKR 381.40Bn, coinciding with a week of higher bond market activity.
Economic Indicators
Sri Lanka’s Economic Growth Eases in Second Quarter
Sri Lanka's economy grew 4.2% in Q2 2026, down from 5.1% in Q1, according to Census and Statistics data, signaling a moderation in