Stock Market Archives

February 11, 2021

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) and the S&P SL20 index marked a recovery despite a brief decline during trading today to close trading on an upward trajectory. The reversal in the declining trend recorded during the end of trading today ensured that the ASPI continues to maintain double-digit growth so far in 2021 at […]

November 9, 2020

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Stock Market Operations continued seamlessly with no interruptions between 26th October and 6th November 2020 amidst an environment where some offices of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and several Stock broker Offices were located in areas subject to quarantine curfew. In a noteworthy development, trading activity during this period indicates that investors have responded positively […]

June 18, 2020

A Joint Committee between the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was formed with the objective of identifying measures and mechanisms required for the Colombo Stock market to conduct its core activities digitally. The first phase of this initiative was launched and under this initiative, it has […]

January 11, 2018

L-R: Mr. Shehan Cooray, Mr. Deva Ellepola, Mr. Rajeeva Bandaranaike, Mr. Sumith Arangala, Mr. K. Maheshwaran and Mr. Dilshan Wirasekara

November 22, 2017

In what continues to be a promising year for foreign investor involvement in the stock market, 2017 has recorded an all-time high in foreign purchases during a year, with Rs. 105.1 billion (year-to-date) in foreign purchases this year passing the record of Rs. 104.7 billion set in 2014. The development follows signs of renewed foreign […]

November 6, 2017

Summary of the Weekly Economic Indicators Released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for the week end by 2nd of November 2017. Real Sector The CCPI (2013=100) headline inflation rate accelerated to 7.8% Y-o-Y in October 2017 from 7.1% in September 2017. When monthly change for October 2017 is considered, the CCPI increased by 1.1 […]

Stock Market indices recover after brief decline to maintain double-digit YTD growth

Investors respond positively as the stock market remained accessible amidst curfew

Initiative to Digitalize the Colombo Stock Market launched

Stock Market continues strong start to the year with the second listing of 2018

Foreign investment in the stock market hits an all-time high in 2017

Weekly Economic Indicators