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Sri Lankan shares finish nearly flat after previous session's fall

Global Published 30 September 2026, 17:22 · archived 30 Sep 2026

Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Wednesday, after falling in the previous session. The CSE All Share index edged down 0.02% at 20,812.93. Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged at 8.75% on Wednesday. Separately, the Colombo Consumer Price Index rose 8% year-on-year in September, following an 8% rise last month, the Statistics Department said. SMB Finance PLC and Softlogic Capital PLC were the top percentage gainers on the CSE All Share index, rising 33.3% and 9.9%, respectively. Hotel Sigiriya PLC and Lighthouse Hotel PLC were the top percentage losers on the CSE ...

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