Colombo Market Snapshot: Turnover Spikes on Single Counter as Treasury Yields Ease
ASPI gained 0.40% as CSE turnover hit LKR 8.5Bn on a single counter. T-bill yields eased across tenors amid tighter bank liquidity.
Daily Market Snapshot
Treasury Market
Overnight Liquidity Contracts Sharply in Banking System
Overnight liquidity in Sri Lanka's banking system fell 19% in a single session to LKR 165.4Bn, even as Treasury yields eased.
Fixed Income & Bonds
Secondary Market Yields Fall Across the Curve as T-Bill Auction Rates Ease
T-bill yields eased across the curve with 6-month rates down 22bps at auction and 28bps in secondary trading. Liquidity tightened.
Stock Market
ASPI Closes Higher as Single Counter Drives Turnover to 337% Above Monthly Average
CSE turnover hit LKR 8.5Bn as Cargills drove 48% of trading and nearly all foreign selling. ASPI gained 0.40% to close at 21,167.
Manufacturing
EDB, Bogala Graphite discuss industry barriers
EDB, Bogala Graphite discuss industry barriers as Sri Lanka steps up efforts to strengthen its globally recognised graphite sector and expand export opportunities
Economics
OIL SHOCK: CT Smith projects $ 11.1 b trade deficit
OIL SHOCK: CT Smith projects $ 11.1 b trade deficit as rising petroleum import costs are expected to widen Sri Lanka’s external trade
Apparel and Fashion
External sector: Sri Lankan apparel faces GSP+ test
External sector: Sri Lankan apparel faces GSP+ test as the country’s largest export industry prepares for a crucial reapplication to the European Union’s
Tourism
ECO-TOURISM: Delft Island to be SL’s first zero emission destination
ECO-TOURISM: Delft Island to be SL’s first zero emission destination as the Sri Lankan government moves forward with plans to transform the northern
Banking & Finance
Pan Asia Bank appoints new Chairman, Deputy Chairperson
Pan Asia Bank appoints new Chairman, Deputy Chairperson as the bank announced a new leadership team effective 3 August 2026, with B.D.A. Perera
Economics
FTZMA pitches ‘no wrong door’ pathway to boost forex earnings
FTZMA pitches ‘no wrong door’ pathway to boost forex earnings with a proposal urging the government to establish a single national platform that